English to English
adjective
- Causing, or being to cause, separation.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- (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
source: WordNet 3.0
- serving to separate or divide into parts
Partitive tendencies in education.
The uniting influence was stronger than the separative.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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.
source: WordNet 3.0
