semelfactive
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from New Latin semelfactīvus, from to Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + factum (“event, occurrence”) + adjectival suffix -īvus.
Adjective edit
semelfactive (not comparable)
- (grammar) That denotes a momentary or punctiliar action.
- Synonyms: momentane, momentary, instantaneous, punctual, nondurational
- Coordinate terms: continuative, durative, experiential, frequentative, habitual, imperfective, iterative
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Noun edit
semelfactive (plural semelfactives)
- (grammar) The semelfactive aspect.
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semelfactive aspect
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