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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
separative
    adj 1: (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
    2: serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive
       tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger
       than the separative" [syn: partitive, separative]
    3: (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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.]
   Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of
   extreme cold." --Boyle.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Separative:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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