dedicative

== English == === Etymology === From dedicate +‎ -ive. === Adjective === dedicative (comparative more dedicative, superlative most dedicative) Relating to dedication. a dedicative inscription the dedicative force of the marriage vow ==== Synonyms ==== dedicatory == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From dēdicātīvus + -ē. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deː.dɪ.kaːˈtiː.weː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [de.di.kaˈtiː.ve] ==== Adverb ==== dēdicātīvē (not comparable) affirmatively === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== dēdicātīve vocative masculine singular of dēdicātīvus === References === “dedicative”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.