partitive
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See also: Partitive
English
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]partitive (comparative more partitive, superlative most partitive)
- That divides something into parts.
- Synonym: separative
- partitive tendencies in education
- (grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
- The word some is used in partitive constructions.
Derived terms
[edit]Expressions
Translations
[edit]that divides something into parts
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grammar: indicating a part
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Noun
[edit]partitive (plural partitives)
Translations
[edit]partitive case
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]partitive
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]partitive
Norman
[edit]Adjective
[edit]partitive f
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