Search Result：partitive
partitive 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋpɑrtәtIv 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊpɑːtitiv 〕
Overview of noun partitive
The noun partitive has 1 sense
- partitive -- (word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole)
Overview of adj partitive
The adj partitive has 3 senses
- partitive -- ((Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction")
- partitive -- (indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education")
- partitive, separative -- (serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative")