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congregative, a.|ˈkɒŋgrɪgeɪtɪv| [ad. L. congregātīv-us, f. ppl. stem of congregā-re + -ive.] Tending to congregate, characterized by congregating.
1588Fraunce Lawiers Log. ii. v. 92 b, The compound axiome..is either congregative or segregative. 1797J. Lawrence in Monthly Mag. XLVI. 112 The duties of congregative or social order. 1860I. Taylor Spirit Hebr. Poetry (1873) 106 The piety of the Patriarchal era was individual, not congregative. Hence ˈcongregativeness.
1841Blackw. Mag. L. 209 The congregativeness of men for mutual interest, profit, and protection. |