"palative" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpælətɪv/ Forms: more palative [comparative], most palative [superlative]
Etymology: From palate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|palate|ive}} palate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} palative (comparative more palative, superlative most palative)
  1. (obsolete) Pleasing to the taste; palatable. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-palative-en-adj-Ml8G8ixR
  2. palatal
    Sense id: en-palative-en-adj-7zXMUGv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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