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OPTATIVE MOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Synonyms:
optative; optative mood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("optative mood" is a kind of...):
modality; mode; mood (verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker)
Domain category:
Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
