declarative

de·clar·a·tive

 (dĭ-klâr′ə-tĭv, -klăr′-)

adj.

1. Serving to declare or state.

2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.

n.

A sentence or expression that makes a statement.

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de·clar′a·tive·ly adv.

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declarative

(dɪˈklærətɪv)

adj

(Rhetoric) making or having the nature of a declaration

deˈclaratively adv

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de•clar•a•tive

(dɪˈklær ə tɪv)

adj.

1. Also, de•clar•a•to•ry (dɪˈklær əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) serving to declare, state, or explain.

2. pertaining to or having the form of a sentence used in making a statement.

[1530–40; < Latin]

de•clar′a•tive•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	declarative - a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact common mood, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Adj.	1.	declarative - relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration asserting, declaratory interrogatory, interrogative - relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
	2.	declarative - relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements; "indicative mood" indicative grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

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declarative

declaratory

adjective affirmative, positive, expressive, definite, explanatory, demonstrative, expository, enunciatory He spoke in short, declarative sentences.

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Translations

deklarativ