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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (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. serving to separate or divide into parts;
- Example: "partitive tendencies in education"
- Example: "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
[syn: partitive, separative]

3. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group;
- Example: "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";


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.] Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of extreme cold." --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

separative adj 1: (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: serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" [syn: partitive, separative] 3: (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"