What does adversative mean in English? Meaning of adversative definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "adversative" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "adversative": expressing antithesis or opposition
Adjective
Meaning: expressing antithesis or opposition
Example: the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'
Synonyms: adversative
oppositive
Similar: disjunctive
Adjective: (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference. 1992, Raymond F. Collins, Divorce in the New Testament, page 155: In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla).1992, Raymond F. Collins, Divorce in the New Testament, page 155: In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla).
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