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1. (adj.) separative
tending to separate.
2. separative
causing separation.
Etymology: (1585–95; < LL )
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1. (adj) separative
(used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
2. (adj) partitive, separative
serving to separate or divide into parts
"partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
3. (adj) separative
(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
"whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) separative
causing, or being to cause, separation
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