English to English
formative
('f/O/rm/@/t/I/v
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adjective (a)
- Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- capable of forming new cells and tissues(adj.all)Example:
A formative zone in developing bone.
source: wordnet30
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