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English
Etymology
From concentrate + -ive.
Pronunciation
Adjective
concentrative (comparative more concentrative, superlative most concentrative)
- Characterised by concentration.
1841 March, Edgar A[llan] Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, in George R[ex] Graham, Rufus W[ilmot] Griswold, editors, Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. , volume XVIII, number 4, Philadelphia, Pa.: George R. Graham, published April 1841, →OCLC, pages 166–167:To observe attentively is to remember distinctly; and so far the concentrative chess-player will do very well at whist; […].
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