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Ortive

Ortive \Or"tive\, a. [L. ortivus, fr. oriri, ortus, to rise: cf. F. ortive.] Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the ortive amplitude of a planet.

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ortive

a. Of or relating to the time or act of rise; eastern.