a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, rather than all of it. In the sentence ‘Have a piece of cake’, ‘a piece of’ is a partitive.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
partitive
noun countable linguistics
US /ˈpɑrtətɪv/
Word Forms
singular
partitive
plural
partitives
DEFINITIONS1
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a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, instead of all of it. In the sentence “Have a piece of cake,” “a piece of” is a partitive.