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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1522
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Interrogative, n. [e.m.E. -atyve (1530), L. -ātīvus adj.] An interrogative word. — 1522 Grant Burgh Schools 56.
Nostras and vestras ar callit gentilis, and thare interrogatiue is cuias
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