Thesaurus: partitive

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1. a. Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
2. n. A word word/expressing">expressing partition, or denoting a part.
3. adj. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
4. adj. indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
5. adj. serving to separate or divide into parts
6. n. word (such a ‘some’ or ‘word/less">less’) that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
7. word/denoting">Denoting a word/part">part; as, a partitive genitive. A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.
8. n. word (such a `some' or `word/less">less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole a. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole a. indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts