SEPARATIVE
Scrabble letter values: S1E1P3A1R1A1T1I1V4E1 = 15
Definition
- adjective (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it.
- adjective serving to separate or divide into parts. — synonyms: partitive
- adjective (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group.
Examples
- “partitive tendencies in education”
- “the uniting influence was stronger than the separative”
- “whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative”