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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012