adjective
- Used of an accent in Hebrew orthography. ( indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it)
- Serving to separate or divide into parts.
- usage: "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
- synonyms: partitive
- Of a word. ( referring singly and without exception to the members of a group)
- usage: "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"
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