adj
Meaning 1
By commission; resulting from a positive act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This error was commissive rather than omissive.
Meaning relationships
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commissive
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adj
Meaning 2
Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences
Examples
- "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.
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noun
Meaning 3
A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: kommissiv — making a commitment by illocutionary means
- Korean: 언약적 (eonyakjeok) — making a commitment by illocutionary means
- German: Kommissiv — speech act by which a commitment is made
- Korean: 언약행위 (eonyakhaeng'wi) — speech act by which a commitment is made