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(satellite adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" |
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Synonyms: separative |
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(adjective) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education" |
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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; "a partitive construction" |
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(noun) a word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole |
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Related Words: word |
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