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1. (adj.) formative
giving form or shape; forming; shaping.
2. formative
pertaining to formation or development:
a child's formative years.
3. formative
capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell division and differentiation:
formative tissue.
4. formative
concerned with the formation of an embryo, organ, or the like.
5. formative
pertaining to or used in the formation of words.
6. (n.) formative
a derivational affix, esp. one that determines the part of speech of the derived word, as -ness in loudness, hardness, etc.
7. formative
(in a generative grammar) any minimal element of syntax, as a word or affix, that can be used in forming larger constructions.
Etymology: (1480–90; < MF formatif)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) formative
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
2. (adj) formative
capable of forming new cells and tissues
"a formative zone in developing bone"
3. (adj) formative, shaping, plastic
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
"a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Formative
giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts
2. (adj) Formative
serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative
3. (adj) Formative
capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter
4. (noun) Formative
that which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word
5. (noun) Formative
a word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root
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