especificativo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From especificar + -ivo.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /espeθifikaˈtibo/ [es.pe.θi.fi.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espesifikaˈtibo/ [es.pe.si.fi.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧ci‧fi‧ca‧ti‧vo
Adjective
[edit]especificativo (feminine especificativa, masculine plural especificativos, feminine plural especificativas)
- (grammar) defining
- Antonym: explicativo
- una oración especificativa ― a defining clause
Further reading
[edit]- “especificativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10