Stative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stative \Sta"tive\ (st[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [L. stativus, fr. stare,
     statum, to stand.] (Mil.)
     Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or
     quarters. [Obs. or R.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stative
       adj : expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used
             of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial
             adjectives [ant: {active}]