partitive, adj.
serving to separate or divide into parts
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partitive separative
sample sentences
"partitive tendencies in education""the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
semantic pointers
similar to
indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
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partitive
sample sentences
"partitive tendencies in education"
(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
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partitive