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(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

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approbative

Source Word

approbative

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

Japanese Meaning

（言語学）話者の賞賛や好意、賛同を表す肯定的な意味を持つ語または文法形式

Linguists identified 'yay' as an approbative used by children to express approval.

言語学者は「やったー」を、子どもが承認や好意的な評価を示すときに用いる肯定表現だと特定した。

Sense（1）

(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.

approbatives

（ plural ）