obviative

English

Etymology

From French obviatif.[1] By surface analysis, obviate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒbvi.ətɪv/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

obviative (plural obviatives)

  1. (linguistics) A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively non-salient referent in a given context from a relatively salient (proximate) one.

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Adjective

obviative (comparative more obviative, superlative most obviative)

  1. (linguistics) Relating to such a referent or grammatical marker.

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References

  1. ^ “obviative, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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