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...a putative father.
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putative in British
( ˈpjuːtətɪv ) adjective 1. ( prenominal )the putative father
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putatively ( ˈputatively )adverb
Word origin of 'putative'
C15: from Late Latin
putātīvus
supposed, from Latin
putāre
to consider
putative in American
( ˈpjutətɪv )Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
putatively ( ˈputatively )adverb
Word origin of 'putative'
ME
putative
< L
putativus
<
putare
, to suppose, reckon (orig., to cleanse, set in order, hence compute, consider: see
pure)
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Read more… It is the value of the property in the example, over eight times earnings of the putative buyer, that is unaffordable. Times, Sunday Times ( 2013 )
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