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Indicative vs Implicative - What's the difference?

indicative | implicative |

As an adjective implicative is

tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.

indicative

English

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
    • He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
  • (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

    • Noun

  • (grammar) the indicative mood

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    implicative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.

    • Related terms

    * implicit * implicate * implication * implicitness * imply

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