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      recriminative
      adjective
      countering one charge with another
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · back, in returncrimencrimin- · Latin · charge, accusationativus-ative · Latin · tending to
      Words related to recriminative
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      Where does recriminative come from?

      The word recriminative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back, in return”); crimin, from Latin crimen (“charge, accusation”); and -ative, from Latin ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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