adj.
1.(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
2.indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
3.serving to separate or divide into parts partitive n.
1.word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
Idiom of the Day
lay in (something) or lay (something) in
to store up a supply of something, to get and store something for future use
The farmer is trying to lay in as much food as possible before winter comes.