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observative

[ uhb-zur-vuh-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

an uncommon variant of observant.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1600–10; Latin �ǲ��(�ܲ�) “watched” (past participle of �ǲ�� “to watch, regard, attend to”; observe ( def ) ) + -ive ( def )

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If therefore the science of astronomy be more especially an observative science, that which it does not and cannot observe, must be for it as good as not existent.

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