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transumptive

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1. a. Taking from one to another; metaphorical. Source: opted
2. Taking from one to another; metaphorical. [R.] "A transumptive kind of speech." Drayton. Fictive, descriptive, digressive, transumptive, and withal definitive. Lowell. Source: webster
3. Taking from one to another; metaphorical. [R.] "A transumptivekind of speech." Drayton.Fictive, descriptive, digressive, transumptive, and withaldefinitive. Lowell. Source: adambom

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metaphorical taking descriptive digressive fictive lowell speech definitive kind withal

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