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(pärt′ə tiv)

adjective

used in setting off or separating; making a division
Gram.
1. referring to a part of a whole
2. of or relating to a case expressing reference to a part of a whole

Origin: ML partitivus: see partite & -ive

noun

a partitive word or form
the partitive case

Related Forms:

partitively adverb

See partitive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Dividing or serving to divide something into parts; marked by division.
Grammar Indicating a part as distinct from a whole, as some of the coffee in the sentence She drank some of the coffee.

noun
Grammar

A partitive word, such as many or less.
A partitive construction or case.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French partitif

Origin: , from Medieval Latin partītīvus

Origin: , from Latin partītus

Origin: , past participle of partīre, to divide; see partite

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Related Forms:

parˈti·tive·ly adverb

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