| 1. partitive [ Synonyms: separative] | |
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Serving to separate or divide into parts
"partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative";
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| 2. partitive | |
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(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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| 3. partitive | |
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Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
"partitive tendencies in education";
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