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partitive (adj.)
late 14c., partitif, in grammar, "having the quality of dividing into parts," from Late Latin partitivus, from Latin partitus, past participle of partire "to divide," from pars "a part, piece, a share" (from PIE root *pere- (2) "to grant, allot").
updated on February 01, 2020
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Dictionary entries near partitive
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partly
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