Found 2 items, similar to Partitive.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: partitive
partitive
adj 1: (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a
whole or a quantity that is less than the whole;
“a
partitive construction”
2: indicating or characterized by or serving to create
partition or division into parts;
“partitive tendencies in
education”
3: serving to separate or divide into parts;
“partitive
tendencies in education”;
“the uniting influence was
stronger than the separative” [syn:
separative]
n : word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a
part as distinct from a whole
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Partitive
Partitive
\Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.)
Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
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Partitive
\Par"ti*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part;
as, the phrase
“of the team” in
“half of the team”.
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