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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of verbs (e.g. 'be' or 'own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
Classified under:
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Antonym:
active ((used of verbs (e.g. 'to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. 'running' in 'running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being)
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