"actional" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈækʃənəl/ Forms: more actional [comparative], most actional [superlative]
Etymology: From action + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|action|al}} action + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} actional (comparative more actional, superlative most actional)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
    Sense id: en-actional-en-adj-igD6MbQE
  2. (grammar, of a verb) Depicting an action having an agent and a patient. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-actional-en-adj-pIzSDH6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: actionality, actionally Translations (pertaining to action): acional (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'pertaining to action': 54 46
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