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factive
[ fak-tiv ]
/ ˈfæk tɪv /
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adjective
(of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase) presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left.
noun
a factive expression.
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OTHER WORDS FROM factive
fac·tiv·i·ty, nounWords nearby factive
faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life, factoid, factor, factorage, factor analysis
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How to use factive in a sentence
Even so within the mind of man we may discern a triple series—the factive, practical, and speculative intellects.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for factive
factive
/ (ˈfæktɪv) /
adjective
logic linguistics philosophy (of a linguistic context) giving rise to the presupposition that a sentence occurring in that context is true, as John regrets that Mary did not attend
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