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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a pronoun that points out an intended referent;
[syn: demonstrative pronoun, demonstrative]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion;
- Example: "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

2. serving to demonstrate;
[syn: demonstrative, illustrative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d['e]monstratif, L. demonstrativus.] 1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative. [1913 Webster] 3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative eloquence." --Blair. [1913 Webster] Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

demonstrative adj 1: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family" [ant: undemonstrative] 2: serving to demonstrate [syn: demonstrative, illustrative] n 1: a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn: demonstrative pronoun, demonstrative]