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Causative
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. Causative in nature of a number of effects. Bacon.
2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.