Etymology

adversative

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Today it means: Expressing opposition or difference. Full definition →

Latin adversativus
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  1. Latin · derived fromadversativus“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”
  2. English todayadversative

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).

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