"adversative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|adversativus|t=of conjunctions, expressing opposition}} Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} adversative (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (expressing opposition or difference): adversatiivinen (Finnish), adversatif (French), adversativ (German), ellentétes (Hungarian), adwersatywny (Polish), adversativo (Portuguese), adversativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adversative-en-adj-en:difference Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'expressing opposition or difference': 97 3
  2. (linguistics) Expressing adverse effect. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (Translations): adwersatywny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-adversative-en-adj-en:effect Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 90 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 96 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 44 1 37 2 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 53 1 30 1 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 90 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 92 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 92 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 78 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 89 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 89 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 94 1 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adversitive Derived forms: adversatively, adversativeness, adversativity

Noun

Forms: adversatives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|adversativus|t=of conjunctions, expressing opposition}} Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adversative (plural adversatives)
  1. (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative. Tags: dated, rare
    Sense id: en-adversative-en-noun-9m8N0f7q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adversitive

Inflected forms

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