partitive

1. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole

- a partitive construction

2. indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts

- partitive brother kept the family apart

3. serving to separate or divide into parts

- partitive tendencies in education

1. word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole

Definition categories: communication, word

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