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partitive

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/

The English word “partitive” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. That divides something into parts.
  2. Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

noun

  1. A partitive word, phrase or case.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

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