Dictionary Check: partitive
"partitive" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
adjective
(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
Example:
"a partitive construction"
adjective
indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
Example:
"partitive tendencies in education"
adjective
serving to separate or divide into parts
Example:
"partitive tendencies in education"
noun
word (such a ‘some’ or ‘less’) that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
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