PARTITIVE

Definition of PARTITIVE

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