SEPARATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does separative mean? 

• SEPARATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective SEPARATIVE has 3 senses:

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

3. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group

  Familiarity information: SEPARATIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPARATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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 (serving or tending to divide or separate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Serving to separate or divide into parts

Synonyms:

partitive; separative

Context example:

the uniting influence was stronger than the separative

Similar:

disjunctive (serving or tending to divide or separate)

Derivation:

separate (make a division or separation)

separate (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group

Context 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

Similar:

distributive (serving to distribute or allot or disperse)