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
One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and
in fewer words than prose.