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Meaning of expective | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. expectative
  2. A verb form in some native American languages that implies expectation of an action, as opposed to the report of an action or a general statement about the type of action.

Examples

“This expective treatment is followed for two or even three hours before the placenta is expressed by manual interference”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

expectorant expectorative expediate expedient expediential expedite

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