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Found 1 definition: frequentative.

Pos: Adjective, Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun frequentative has 1 senses

frequentative(n = noun.communication) - a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action;
is a kind of verb

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

frequentative, a. [L. frequentativus: cf. F. fréquentatif.].

Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

frequentative, adj. & n. Gram.
--adj. expressing frequent repetition or intensity of action.
--n. a verb or verbal form or conjugation expressing this (e.g. chatter, twinkle).

Etymology:
F fr{eacute}quentatif -ive or L frequentativus (as FREQUENT)