Associations to the word «Separative»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SEPARATIVE, adjective. Serving to separate
Dictionary definition
SEPARATIVE, adjective. (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.
SEPARATIVE, adjective. Serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative".
SEPARATIVE, adjective. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "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".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.