PARTITIVE
Scrabble letter values: P3A1R1T1I1T1I1V4E1 = 14
Definition
- noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.
- adjective (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole.
- adjective indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts.
- adjective serving to separate or divide into parts. — synonyms: separative
Examples
- “a partitive construction”
- “partitive tendencies in education”
- “the uniting influence was stronger than the separative”