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Noun: optative mood
  1. A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
    - optative

Derived forms: optative moods

See also: optative

Type of: modality, mode, mood

Encyclopedia: Optative mood

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opsin
opsonin
opsonisation
opsonise
opsonization
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opt
opt out
optative
optative mood
Optez
opthalmic
optic
optic axis
optic chiasm
optic chiasma
optic cup
optic disc
optic disk
optic nerve