PRIVATIVE


Meaning of PRIVATIVE in English

[priv.a.tive] adj (14c): constituting or predicating privation or absence of a quality (as the prefixes a-, un-, non-) -- priv.a.tive.ly adv

[2]priv.a.tive n (1588): a privative term, expression, or proposition; also: a privative prefix or suffix

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