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English adjective: separative | |||
| 1. | 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 | ||
| Similar | disjunctive | ||
| Antonyms | conjunctive | ||
| 2. | separative serving to separate or divide into parts | ||
| Samples | Partitive tendencies in education. The uniting influence was stronger than the separative. | ||
| Synonyms | partitive | ||
| Similar | disjunctive | ||
| Antonyms | conjunctive | ||
| 3. | separative (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | distributive | ||
| Antonyms | collective | ||
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