"completive" meaning in English

See completive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more completive [comparative], most completive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin complētīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|complētīvus}} Latin complētīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} completive (comparative more completive, superlative most completive)
  1. Making complete.
    Sense id: en-completive-en-adj-lQfzIHA4

Noun

Forms: completives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin complētīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|complētīvus}} Latin complētīvus Head templates: {{en-noun}} completive (plural completives)
  1. (grammar) A construction denoting completion. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: complete, completion
    Sense id: en-completive-en-noun-vDfnzB3v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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