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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin explētīvus (“filling out”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
expletiu (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletius, feminine plural expletives)
- (grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)
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