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We found 6 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word operative word:
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General (5 matching dictionaries)

1. operative word, the operative word: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
2. the operative word: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
3. operative word: Wiktionary [home, info]

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

4. the operative word: Idioms [home, info]

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