Dictionary  con•tin•u•a•tivePronunciation: (kun-tin'yOO-ā"tiv, -u-tiv), [key] —adj. 1. tending or serving to continue; causing continuation or prolongation. 2. expressing continuance of thought. 3. Gram.expressing a following event. In They arrested a suspect, who gave his name as John Doe, the second clause is continuative. 4. Gram.(of a verbal form or aspect) expressing continuation. —n. 1. something continuative. 2. Gram.a continuative word or expression. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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