formative
has definitions from the fields of grammar,linguistics,biology
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[ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
Used in print (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Historically re is the formative that is employed also in republic , and al is the common suffix . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] beginning to develop
Synonyms Examples "inchoative stages" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (biology) capable of forming new cells and tissues
Examples "a formative zone in developing bone" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] susceptible to alteration by development and experience
Examples "formative years" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation
Examples "the formative arts" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] forming or capable of forming or molding
Synonyms Examples "a formative influence" "a formative experience" Related terms |
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