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noun
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs.
synonym: optative.
is a specific kind of: modality, mode, mood.
domain category: Sanskrit, Sanskritic language.
domain region: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic.
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