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Webster 1913 Edition
Illative
Il′la-tive
,Adj.
[L.
illativus
: cf. F. illatif
.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive;
as, an
illative
consequence or proposition; an illative
word, as then, therefore, etc.Illative conversion
(Logic)
, a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.
– Illative sense
(Metaph.)
, the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences.
Il′la-tive
,Noun.
An illative particle, as for, because.
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illative
illative
English
Adjective
illative (not comparable)
- of, or relating to an illation
- an illative consequence or proposition
- an illative word, such as "then" or "therefore"
- (grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
Noun
illative (plural illatives)
- (grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as therefore)
- an illation
- (grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case
Translations
illative case