as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing the soldier left a nuncupative will that was witnessed by two of his comrades

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“Nuncupative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuncupative. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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