Operant
Pronunciation : Op"er*ant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. operans, p.pr. of operari. See Operate.]
Definition : Defn: Operative. [R.] Shak. -- n.
Defn: An operative person or thing. [R.] Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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