separative, adj.
(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
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separative
sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
similar to
serving to separate or divide into parts
<adj.all>
partitive separative
sample sentences
"partitive tendencies in education""the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
semantic pointers
similar to
(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
<adj.all>
separative
semantic pointers
similar to