COMBINATIVE Definition & Meaning

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combinative

[kom-buh-ney-tiv, kuhm-bahy-nuh-]

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adjective

tending or serving to combine.
of, relating to, or resulting from combination.

combinative

/ ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl, -trɪ, ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv, ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ, -nətɪv /

adjective

resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
linguistics (of a sound change) occurring only in specific contexts or as a result of some other factor, such as change of stress within a word Compare isolative

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

noncombinative adjective
uncombinative adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of combinative¹

First recorded in 1850–55; combinat(ion) + -ive

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At the last World Cup, Germany, Holland and Spain opted for a style that was more combinative and they stood out above the rest.

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Fame will smell of "tears of belladonna, crushed heart of tiger orchidea with a black veil of incense, pulverized apricot and the combinative essences of saffron and honey drops."

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The elements of realism are starkly manifest, but they are moulded and hammered into a work of art by a force of combinative imagination rising far above the task of mere descriptive realism.

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Primitive man was a combinative beast, and because of it he rose to primacy over all the animals.

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combination tone combinatorial

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