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Causing, or being to cause, separation.

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  1. a. Causing, or being to cause, separation.
  2. adj. (used of an word/accent">accent in word/hebrew">Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
  3. adj. serving to separate or divide into parts
  4. adj. (of a word) word/referring">referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
  5. Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of extreme cold." Boyle.
  6. Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue ofextreme cold." Boyle.
  7. s. (used of an word/accent">accent in word/hebrew">Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it s. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group