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Continuative vs Continuing - What's the difference?

continuative | continuing |

As an adjective continuative

is of or pertaining to continuation.

As a noun continuative

is something that causes a continuation.

As a verb continuing is

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continuative

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of or pertaining to continuation.
  • (linguistics) durative.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that causes a continuation.
  • (linguistics) a durative.

    • Quotations

    * 1855 William Chauncey Fowler - English Grammar *: But it would be absurd to say, "Franklin was a philosopher because Henry was an orator." And'' is a copulative ; ''because , a continuative . ----

    continuing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
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    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= How algorithms rule the world , passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.