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Optative

noun
1.
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs.  Synonym: optative mood.
adjective
1.
Indicating an option or wish.
2.
Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages.



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"Optative" Quotes from Famous Books



... room on every subject for the human or optative part; for it is a part of science to make judicious inquiries ...
— The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded • Delia Bacon


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