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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Putative
Description: Putative is an adjective that means generally considered to be.
The Latin word putare (poo TAR ay) means ‘to think.’ When something is described as putative, it means ‘generally thought to be.’ For example: Greg was the putative leader of the trumpet section, but regardless of what everyone thought, I was the one actually leading things.