Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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EX'PLETIVE, adjective [Latin expleo, to fill.] Filling; added for supply or ornament.
EX'PLETIVE, noun In language, a word or syllable inserted to fill a vacancy, or for ornament. The Greek language abounds with expletives.
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