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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1531
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Transitiv(e, n. [17th c. Eng. transitiue (1612), e.m.E. transitiue adj. (1590); Transitive adj.] A transitive verb, a verb which takes a direct object. See also Transition(e n. for a further example. — 1531 Vaus (1531) 4.
Als verbis ar transitiuis or absolutis
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