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putative: Meaning and Definition of

pu•ta•tive

Pronunciation: (py'tu-tiv), [key]
— adj.
  1. commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
put-and-take putative marriage
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