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subjunctive

sub.junc.tive \s*b-'j*n(k)-tiv\ aj [LL subjunctivus, fr. L subjunctus, pp. 
   of subjungere to join] beneath, subordinate : of, relating to, or 
   constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that  represents a denoted 
   act or state not as fact but as contingent or possible or viewed 
   emotionally (as with doubt or desire) {the ~ mood} - subjunctive n