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Definition of -ative suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ative

suffix
 
/ətɪv/,
 
/eɪtɪv/
 
/ətɪv/,
 
/eɪtɪv/
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  1. (in adjectives) doing or tending to do something
    • illustrative
    • talkative
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