PARTITIVE


Meaning of PARTITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpär-tə-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : serving to part or divide into parts

2.

a. : of, relating to, or denoting a part

a partitive construction

b. : serving to indicate the whole of which a part is specified

partitive genitive

• par·ti·tive·ly adverb

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