PARTITIVE


Meaning of PARTITIVE in English

— partitively , adv.

/pahr"ti tiv/ , adj.

1. serving to divide into parts.

2. Gram. noting part of a whole: the Latin partitive genitive.

n.

3. Gram. a partitive word or formation, as of the men in half of the men.

[ 1510-20; partitivus divisive, equiv. to L partit ( us ), ptp. of partiri to divide (see PARTY) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .