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applicative

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English

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Etymology

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From applicate.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)

  1. Having practical application; applicable.
  2. (programming) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
  3. Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

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Noun

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applicative (plural applicatives)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
    • 2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives, page 370:
      It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.

French

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Adjective

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applicative

  1. feminine singular of applicatif

Italian

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Adjective

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applicative

  1. feminine plural of applicativo

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