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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

…

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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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Dictionary Entry

demonstrative

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dɪˈmɒnstɹətɪv/Used In Literature ↓

(grammar) A demonstrative word

Origin

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Common Phrases

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Synonyms

effusiveemotionalinformativeinstructivegushyillustrative

Antonyms

undemonstrative

Related Words

demonstrative pronoungushing

Poetry examples for “demonstrative”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

MR. SHIRLEY'S PREFACE.byBen Jonson

many ages. Be it then remembered, to the glory of our own, that all

these are demonstrative and met in Beaumont and Fletcher/ whom but to

mention is to throw a cloud upon all former names, and benight poste-

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