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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole;


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole;
- Example: "a partitive construction"

2. indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts;
- Example: "partitive tendencies in education"

3. serving to separate or divide into parts;
- Example: "partitive tendencies in education"
- Example: "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
[syn: partitive, separative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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". [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: partitive, separative] n 1: word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole