resumptive adjective & noun. [rɪ'zʌm(p)tɪv] LME.
[In sense 1 from late Latin resumptivus, from Latin resumpt- (see prec.); in sense 2 from RESUMPTION after presumptive, consumptive, etc.: see -IVE.]
A. adjective.
1. Of a medicine or medical preparation: restorative. rare. LME-M17.

2. That resumes, repeats, or summarizes something; Grammar indicating resumption of a topic etc., having previous reference. M19.
b. noun.
1. A restorative medicine. M16-M18.

2. Grammar. A resumed topic etc. having previous reference. M20.

■ resumptively adverb E18.

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