FORMATIVE


Meaning of FORMATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfɔ:mətɪv ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 serving to form or fashion; of formation. 2 Gram. (of a flexional or derivative suffix or prefix) used in forming words. --n. Gram. a formative element. øøformatively adv. [ME f. OF formatif -ive or med.L formativus (as FORM)]

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