'Partitive' definitions:
Definition of 'partitive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction"
adjective
Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"
adjective
Serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [syn: partitive, separative]
noun
Word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
Definition of 'Partitive'
From: GCIDE
- Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, n. (Gram.) A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part; as, the phrase "of the team" in "half of the team". [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Partitive'
From: GCIDE
- Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. [1913 Webster]