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ostensive

Syllabification: (os·ten·sive)
Pronunciation: /äˈstensiv/

Definition of ostensive

adjective

  • directly or clearly demonstrative.
  • Linguistics denoting a way of defining by direct demonstration, e.g., by pointing.

Derivatives

ostensively

adverb

ostensiveness

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from late Latin ostensivus, from ostens- 'stretched out to view' (see ostensible)

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