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adj
Tending to reserve or keep; Involving the holding of something in reserve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Expressing reservation; indicating a qualification or doubt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Pertaining to a form of transfer of real estate, in Spanish and South American law, where full ownership is granted to another person but where the new owner must pay the original owner an annual fee for rights to the land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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adj
Denoting an action that puts the object of the sentence into a state in which it remains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
An exception to a rule or decree; a proviso.
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History
From reserve + -ative.
