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secundative

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sĭ-kŭn′də-tĭv
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˈkʌn.də.tɪv/
  • rhymes with -ʌndətɪv

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adj

Meaning 1

In which the indirect objects of ditransitive verbs are treated like the direct objects of monotransitive verbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dechticaetiative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin secundus (“secondary”) + -ative. Apparently coined by Martin Haspelmath (see Haspelmath, 2005).