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participial
UK /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/ US /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/
noun 2adj 1
Definitions
adj
1
Of, relating to, or being a participle.
noun
1
A non-finite verb.
§ 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, — 1. An object of thought; or, 2. A modification of such an object. Participials, accordingly, are either, — 1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause of the trouble;" or, 2. Adjective-participials, more commonly called Participles; as, "The advancing army;" "The expected messenger."
[…] the verb has two forms, which […] are called Participials, namely, (a) The Infinitv […] (b) The Participle […] .
2
A participial word.
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