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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Denominative

De-nŏm'i-na-tīve, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. dénominatif, Pr. dénominatif, Sp., Pg., & It. denominativo.]

  1. Conferring a denomination or title.
  2. Possessing a distinct denomination or designation.

The least denominative part of time is a minute. Cocker.

Sense 3. Derived from a substantive or adjective; as, a denominative verb.

De-nōm'i-na-tive, n.

noun

n. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun either substantive or adjective.