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partitive
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[ adjective ] serving to separate or divide into parts
Synonyms Examples "partitive tendencies in education" "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
Examples "partitive tendencies in education" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
Examples "a partitive construction" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
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