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subjunctive mood

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  • noun grammar Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.

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  • noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible

Etymologies

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From subjunctive, from Latin subjunctivus, from sub- ("under") + junctus ("joined"), perfect passive participle of jungere ("to join") + adjective suffix -ivus, + mood, from Latin modus.

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. conjunctive mood

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. modality
  2. mode
  3. mood

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