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orientative

adj

Etymology

From orientate + -ive or orient + -ative.

  1. inherited from orient — “eastern; from Asia or the Orient; brilliant, shining (characteristic of jewels from the Orient)”
  2. derived from *h₃er-✻ — “to move, stir; to rise, spring”
  3. derived from oriēns — “the east; daybreak, dawn; sunrise; (participle) rising; appearing; originating”
  4. derived from orient — “east direction; Asia, Orient”
  5. derived from orient
  6. inherited from orient
  7. suffixed as orientate — “orient + ate”
  8. suffixed as orientative — “orientate + ive”

Definitions

  1. Serving to orient or orientate.

    • An activities coordinator named Suzy Ghosh came by with orientative tidings and registration forms for the afternoon’s outings in Newport, Rhode Island.

  2. Transmitting the sense of orientation towards an entity.

    • The orientative case indicates that an entity or event is oriented towards or around the referent.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA