durative
Adjective
Of or pertaining to duration.
Long-lasting.
Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.
Noun
This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; a continuative.
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Noun
the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
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duratives