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Definition of Partitive
1. Noun. Word (such a 'some' or 'less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.
Generic synonyms: Word
2. Adjective. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole. "A partitive construction"
Partainyms: Part
3. Adjective. Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts. "Partitive tendencies in education"
4. Adjective. Serving to separate or divide into parts. "The uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
Definition of Partitive
1. a. Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
2. n. A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.
Definition of Partitive
1. [n -S]