PRIVATIVE
\pɹˈa͡ɪvətˌɪv], \pɹˈaɪvətˌɪv], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Causing privation; depriving.
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Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less.
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That of which the essence is the absence of something.
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A term indicating the absence of any quality which might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also privative term.
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A privative prefix or suffix. See Privative, a., 3.
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Causing want; having, or giving, a negative instead of a positive meaning; negative.
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A syllable attached to a word to change its positive meaning to a negative one.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Causing privation: consisting in the absence of something.
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That which is privative or depends on the absence of something else: (logic) a term denoting the absence of a quality: (gram.) a prefix denoting absence or negation.
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PRIVATIVELY.
By Daniel Lyons
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