| partitive | (n) word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole |
| partitive | (adj) (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole, Example: a partitive construction |
| partitive | (adj) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts, Example: partitive tendencies in education |
| partitive | (adj) serving to separate or divide into parts, Syn. separative, Example: partitive tendencies in education; the uniting influence was stronger than the separative |
| Partitive | a. [ Cf. F. partitif. ] (Gram.) Denoting a part; |
| Partitive | n. (Gram.) A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part; |
| Partitively | adv. In a partitive manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| partitiv | partitive [Add to Longdo] |