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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
partitive
CIDE DICTIONARY
partitive, a. [Cf. F. partitif.].
Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. [1913 Webster]
partitive, n.
A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part; as, the phrase “of the team” in “half of the team”. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
partitive, adj. & n. Gram.
--adj. (of a word, form, etc.) denoting part of a collective group or quantity.
--n. a partitive word (e.g. some, any) or form.
--adj. (of a word, form, etc.) denoting part of a collective group or quantity.
--n. a partitive word (e.g. some, any) or form.
Idiom
partitive genitive a genitive used to indicate a whole divided into or regarded in parts, expressed in English by of as in most of us.
Derivative
partitively adv.
Etymology
F partitif -ive or med.L partitivus (as PARTITE)
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