PRIVATIVE


Meaning of PRIVATIVE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pri-v ə -tiv

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

: constituting or predicating privation or absence of a quality < non- is a privative prefix>

– priv · a · tive · ly adverb

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