partitive
adj/ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/UK
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.
- derived from partītīvus
- inherited from partitif
Definitions
That divides something into parts.
- partitive tendencies in education
Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.
- The word some is used in partitive constructions.
A partitive word, phrase or case.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for partitive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA