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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Participial \Par'ti*cip"i*al\, adjective [L. participialis: cf. E. participal. See {Participle}.] Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. --Lowth.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Participial \Par'ti*cip"i*al\, noun A participial word.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
participial
adjective: of or relating to or consisting of participles; "participial inflections"
noun: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses [syn: {participle}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "participial": adjectival, adverbial, attributive, conjunctive, copulative, correct, formal, functional, glossematic, grammatic, intransitive, linking, nominal, postpositional, prepositional, pronominal, structural, substantive, syntactic, tagmemic, transitive, verbal
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