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- Dictionaryoperative/ˈɒp(ə)rətɪv/
adjective
- 1. functioning or having effect: "the transmitter is operative" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to surgery: "wounds needing operative treatment"
noun
- 1. a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry: "the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift" Similar
- 2. a secret agent or private detective: North American "a CIA operative" Similar
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