About The Word Partitive
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Partitive
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What's The Definition Of Partitive?
[n] word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
[adj] serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [adj] indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education" [adj] (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction" Synonyms | Synonyms for Partitive: disjunctive | separative Related Terms | Find terms related to Partitive: See Also | word Partitive In Webster's Dictionary \Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.)
Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
\Par"ti*tive\, n. (Gram.) A word expressing partition, or denoting a part. |
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