separative
- (s) (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
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(s) serving to separate or divide into parts
- partitive tendencies in education
- the uniting influence was stronger than the separative
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(s) (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