Meaning : Word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.
Meaning : (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole.
							Example : 
							A partitive construction.
							
Meaning : Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts.
							Example : 
							Partitive tendencies in education.
							
Meaning : Serving to separate or divide into parts.
							Example : 
							Partitive tendencies in education.
							The uniting influence was stronger than the separative.
							
Synonyms : separative