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    partitive

    partitive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word partitive

    Definition
    (noun) word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole Definition
    (adj) (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
    Example Sentence
    • a partitive construction
    Definition
    (adj) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
    Example Sentence
    • partitive tendencies in education
    Definition
    (adj) serving to separate or divide into parts
    Synonyms : separative
    Example Sentence
    • partitive tendencies in education
    • the uniting influence was stronger than the separative
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