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partitive
par·ti·tive P0089300 (pär′tĭ-tĭv)adj.1. Dividing or serving to divide something into parts; marked by division.2. Grammar Indicating a part as distinct from a whole, as some of the coffee in the sentence She drank some of the coffee.n. Grammar 1. A partitive word, such as many or less.2. A partitive construction or case.
[Middle English, from Old French partitif, from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus, past participle of partīre, to divide; see partite.]
par′ti·tive·ly adv.partitive (ˈpɑːtɪtɪv) adj1. (Grammar) grammar indicating that a noun involved in a construction refers only to a part or fraction of what it otherwise refers to. The phrase some of the butter is a partitive construction; in some inflected languages it would be translated by the genitive case of the noun2. serving to separate or divide into partsn (Grammar) grammar a partitive linguistic element or feature[C16: from Medieval Latin partītīvus serving to divide, from Latin partīre to divide] ˈpartitively advpar•ti•tive (ˈpɑr tɪ tɪv)
adj. 1. serving to divide into parts. 2. (of a word, construction, or grammatical case) indicating a part or quantity of a whole. n. 3. a partitive word, case, or construction, as a slice of cake or the word some. [1510–20; < Medieval Latin partītīvus divisive = Latin partīt(us), past participle of partīrī to divide (see party) + -īvus -ive] par′ti•tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | partitive - word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a wholeword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | | Adj. | 1. | partitive - (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction" | | 2. | partitive - indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education" | | 3. | partitive - serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"separativedisjunctive - serving or tending to divide or separate |
TranslationsPartitivpartitifpartitivo
partitive
Synonyms for partitivenoun word (such a 'some' or 'less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a wholeRelated Wordsadj serving to separate or divide into partsSynonymsRelated Words |