Reference meaning
jussive
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The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.
Other meanings
2. noun
A verbal mood of vague or miscellaneous senses, occurring after some particles and in conditional clauses.
3. adjective
Of or in the jussive mood.
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