obviative

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Synonyms: obviate, obviation, obligative, oblative, obviating, deviative

Antonyms: obviate, obviation, obligative, oblative, obviating, deviative

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[grammatical]] [[marker]] that distinguishes a relatively non-[[salient]] [[referent]] in a given context from a relatively salient ([[proximate]]) one.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} Relating to such a [[referent]] or [[grammatical]] [[marker]].

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