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partitive
adjective
- used in setting off or separating; making a division
- Gram.
- referring to a part of a whole
- of or relating to a case expressing reference to a part of a whole
noun
- a partitive word or form
- the partitive case
Related Forms:
- partitively adverb
See partitive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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