Meaning Of The Word -ative

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-ative in American English
of or relating to, serving to, tending to
suffix: a combination of -ate and -ive, used to form adjectives from stems in -ate (regulative); on this model, because of the frequency and productivity of -ate, used independently to form adjectives from stems of other origin

-ative in British English
suffix forming adjectives: of, relating to, or tending to

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