partitive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
  2. adjective (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
  3. adjective indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

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