Etymology

subscriptive

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. Full definition →

Latin subscrīptus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsubscrīptus
  2. English todaysubscriptive

From Latin subscrīptus (perfect passive participle of subscrībō) + -ive. By surface analysis, subscript (literally “underwrite”) + -ive.

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