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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").

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*pere- (2)

*perə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to grant, allot" (and reciprocally, "to get in return"); possibly related to *pere- (1) "to produce, procure."

It forms all or part of: apart; apartment; bipartient; bipartisan; bipartite; compartment; depart; department; ex parte; impart; jeopardy; multipartite; parcel; parse; part; partial; participate; participation; particle; particular; particulate; partisan; partition; partitive; partner; party; portion; proportion; quadripartite; repartee; tripartite.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit purtam "reward;" Hittite parshiya- "fraction, part;" Greek peprotai "it has been granted;" Latin partem (nominative pars) "a part, piece," portio "share, portion."

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Definitions of partitive
1
partitive (adj.)
(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole;
a partitive construction
partitive (adj.)
indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts;
partitive tendencies in education
partitive (adj.)
serving to separate or divide into parts;
partitive tendencies in education
Synonyms: separative
2
partitive (n.)
word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole;
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Dictionary entries near partitive

particulate

parting

partisan

partisanship

partition

partitive

partizan

partly

partner

partnership

partridge

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