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Definition of Expletive
Expletive

Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.

A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.

Related Definitions:
Added, An, But, Fill, Filling, For, Hence, Inserted, Letter, Merely, Necessary, Not, Oath, Of, Or, Purpose, Sense, Superfluous, Syllable, The, To, Up, Vacancy, Word


Expletive Translations

expletive in Spanish is expletivo
expletive in Swedish is svordom


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