the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Causing, or being to cause, separation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Separating; tending to separate; promoting separation.
In natural history, distinctive; serving for distinction of species or groups: as, separative characters.
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adj. (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
adj. serving to separate or divide into parts
adj. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
Word Usage
"You have not understood the meaning of the word 'separative'."