| NOUN | relation | optative mood, optative | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope |
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| Meaning | A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope; expressed in English by modal verbs. | |
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| Synonym | optative | |
| Category | Sanskrit, Sanskritic language | (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism) |
| Region | Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas | A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula |
| Broader | mood, mode, modality | Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
| Spanish | optativo | |
| Adjectives | optative | relating to a mood of verbs in some languages |
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