partitive
/pɑrtɪtɪv/
adjectivenoun
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
NOUNServing to separate or divide into parts.
“partitive tendencies in education”
1
OTHERWord (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.
1
(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole.
“a partitive construction”
2
Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts.
“partitive tendencies in education”
WORD FORMS
Related formpart
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinartitivepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespar · ti · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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