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nuncupative definition

nun·cu·pa·tive (nuŋ′kyo̵̅o̅ pāt′iv, nun kyo̵̅o̅′pə tiv)

adjective

oral, not written: said esp. of wills

Etymology: LL nuncupativus, so-called, nominal < L nuncupare, to name before witnesses as one's heir < nomen, name + capere, to take: see have

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