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subjunctive
adjective
Gram. designating or of the mood of a verb that is used to express supposition, desire, hypothesis, possibility, etc., rather than to state an actual fact (Ex.: the mood of were in “if I were you”)
noun
- the subjunctive mood
- a verb in this mood
See subjunctive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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