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partitive

adjectivenoun /pɑrtɪtɪv/ 3 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 16
Definitions
adjective

serving to separate or divide into parts

“partitive tendencies in education”

noun

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

relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole

“a partitive construction”

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

“partitive tendencies in education”

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