Associations to the word «Agentive»
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Wiktionary
AGENTIVE, adjective. (linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
AGENTIVE, adjective. (linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
AGENTIVE, noun. (linguistics) A word having this construction.
AGENTIVE NOMINALISATION, noun. (grammar) A construction whereby an action verb is made into an agent noun.
AGENTIVE NOMINALIZATION, noun. American spelling and Oxford British spelling standard spelling of agentive nominalisation.
Wise words
Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but
principally by catch words.