declarative

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ (UK)
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/dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ (UK) · /dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ (US) · [dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾɪv] (US) · /dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/ · [dɪˈklæɹ.ə.ɾɪv] · /ɖᵻk.ləˈre.ʈɪʋ/

Definition of declarative

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
  2. (not-comparable)Expressing truth.
    “Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative grammatical structure and the respective mood is called either "declarative" or "indicative"...”
  3. (not-comparable)That declares a construct.
  4. (not-comparable)A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming

noun

  1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
    “A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]”
  2. Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

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Etymology

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

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10-letter words

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9-letter words

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8-letter words

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7-letter words

87 words

6-letter words

70 words

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