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Webster 1913 Edition

(r?k′r?-?ˊt?v)

Adj.

[Cf. F.

récréatif

. See

Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting.

Let the music of them be

recreative

Bacon.

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Rec′re-aˊtive-ly

adv.

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Rec′re-aˊtive-ness

Noun.

Adj.

Refreshing; giving new vigor or animation; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Choose such sports as are recreative and healthful.

Let the music be recreative.

See also: récréative

recreative ‎(not comparable)

Being, or pertaining to, recreation.
- 2007 January 13, Allan Kozinn, “Interpreting the Beatles Without Copying”, in New York Times:
  Tribute acts, by contrast, are purely recreative.
Creating anew.
recreative power