partitive — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. That divides something into parts.

   Synonyms

   separative

   Examples

   partitive tendencies in education

2. Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

   Examples

   The word some is used in partitive constructions.

Noun

1. A partitive word, phrase or case.

Adjective

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

   Examples

   a partitive construction

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

   Examples

   partitive tendencies in education

3. serving to separate or divide into parts

   Synonyms

   separative

   Examples

   partitive tendencies in education

   the uniting influence was stronger than the separative

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   word