Definition of Ilative
Il"la*tive (?), a. [L.
illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent
on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an
illative consequence or proposition; an illative word,
as then, therefore, etc.
Illative conversion (Logic), a
converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form
must be true because the original proposition is true. --
Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of
the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon
the correctness of inferences.
Il"la*tive, n. An illative
particle, as for, because.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to an illation
- (grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
- (grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as therefore)
- an illation
- (grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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