Etymology

declarative

de·clar·a·tive
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Today it means: Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration. Full definition →

Middle French déclaratif
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  1. Middle French · derived fromdéclaratif
  2. English todaydeclarative

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

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