Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are
demonstratives.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d['e]monstratif, L.
demonstrativus.]
1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to
demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or
conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." --Dryden.
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An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker.
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2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or
sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
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3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative
eloquence." --Blair.
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{Demonstrative pronoun} (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly
designating that to which it refers.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demonstrative
adj 1: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an
affectionate and demonstrative family" [ant:
{undemonstrative}]
2: serving to demonstrate [syn: {demonstrative}, {illustrative}]
n 1: a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn:
{demonstrative pronoun}, {demonstrative}]
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