English new terms dictionary. 2014.
partitive — Grammar ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a grammatical construction) indicating that only a part of a whole is referred to (e.g. a slice of bacon, some of the children). ► NOUN ▪ a noun or pronoun used as the first term in such a construction … English terms dictionary
partitive — /ˈpatətɪv/ (say pahtuhtiv) adjective 1. serving to divide into parts. 2. Grammar denoting part of a whole: the Latin partitive genitive. –noun 3. Grammar a partitive word or formation, as of the men in half of the men. –partitively, adverb …
partitive — par·ti·tive || pÉ‘rtɪtɪv / pÉ‘Ët n. (Grammar) word that denotes a part of a whole (i.e. some, half) adj. separating, dividing into parts; of part of the whole (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
partitive genitive — noun Grammar a genitive used to indicate a whole divided into or regarded in parts, expressed in English by of as in most of us … English new terms dictionary
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