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ADVERSATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expressing antithesis or opposition
Example:
the adversative conjunction 'but' in 'poor but happy'
Synonyms:
adversative; oppositive
Classified under:
Similar:
disjunctive (serving or tending to divide or separate)
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