separative

1. (satellite adjective) (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"

2. (satellite adjective) (Hebrew orthography; used of an accent) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word at follows it

3. (satellite adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
Synonyms: partitive



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