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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
constative /ˈkɒnstətɪv, kənˈsteɪtɪv/ Linguistics

▶adjective denoting a statement declaring something to be the case. ▶noun a constative speech act or sentence.

– origin early 20th cent.: from L. constat-, constare ‘establish’ + -ive.

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