reportative

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noun

A grammatical construct used in some languages when reporting something learned from somebody else.

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Meanings

nounreportative (plural reportatives)

plural reportatives

  1. A grammatical construct used in some languages when reporting something learned from somebody else.

    The child's progress in the modification stage can be characterized as an advancement from the use of performatives to the use of reportatives.

    1976, Barbara S. Wood, Children and Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal Language Development
adjectivereportative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarOf or relating to such a construct.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reportive

Origin

From report + -ative.

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Cite this entry
APA

reportative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportative

MLA

“reportative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reportative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reportative.

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