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Optative
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noun
Optative
n.
1.
Something to be desired. (R.)
2.
(Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
adjective
Optative
adj. Expressing desire or wish.
Optative mood
(Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.
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room on every subject for the human or
optative
part; for it is a part of science to make judicious inquiries
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— The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded • Delia Bacon
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