Etymology

ostensive

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Today it means: Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible Full definition →

Middle French ostensif ← Late Latin ostēnsīvus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromostēnsīvus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromostensif
  3. English todayostensive

From Middle French ostensif and its etymon Late Latin ostēnsīvus.

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