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Meaning of operative word | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The key word in a sentence.

Examples

“Planes crash rarely, but for the media the operative word is "crash".”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

Operatively Operativeness Operatives operativity Operator operator theory