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English
Adjective
ampliative (comparative more ampliative, superlative most ampliative)
- That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
1988, Frederick L. Will, Beyond Deduction, page 152:To speak Hegelese for a moment, since the deductive processes so discriminated require for their own development, for their own self-realization, to be combined with and enriched by their ampliative complements, in the broad view of these matters required by an investigation of philosophical governance the opposition between them must be overcome.
a. 1653, Hugh Binning (1627–1653), “Sermon VI.”, in The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning, page 579:Therefore I take it to be rather declarative, or ampliative, or both.
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
ampliative
- feminine singular of ampliatif
Italian
Adjective
ampliative
- feminine plural of ampliativo
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