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agglutinative, a.|əˈgl(j)uːtɪˌneɪtɪv, -ətɪv| [f. L. agglūtināt- ppl. stem of agglūtinā-re (see agglutinate a.) + -ive.] 1. Of or pertaining to agglutination; tending to produce adhesion; adhesive, cementing.
1734R. Wiseman Surgery (J.) Rowl up the member with the agglutinative rowler. 1843W. Humble Dict. Geol., Agglutinative, that which has the property of causing agglutination. †2. Med. = agglutinant A 2. Obs.
1634T. Johnson Parey's Wks. 326 The Topick and particular Medicines are Agglutinative. 3. Philol. Characterized by agglutination; using it as the ordinary process of word-building.
1652Urquhart Jewel Wks. 1834, 194 Greek hath the agglutinative faculty of incorporating words. 1861Max Müller Science Lang. viii. 311 The chief distinction between an inflectional and an agglutinative language consists in the fact that agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots, and therefore do not allow them to be affected by phonetic corruption. 1875Whitney Life of Lang. xii. 232 Such words as un-tru-th-ful-ly preserve an agglutinative character. |