combinative

American  

[kom-buh-nay-tiv, kuhm-bahy-nuh-] / ˈkɒm bəˌneɪ tɪv, kəmˈbaɪ nə- /

adjective

1. tending or serving to combine.

2. of, relating to, or resulting from combination.

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combinative British  

/ ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv, -nətɪv /

adjective

1. resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together

2. 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 Word Forms

• noncombinative
  adjective
• uncombinative
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of combinative

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

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Example Sentences

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combinative

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."

From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2012

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.

From The Road to Damascus by Graham Rawson

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

From The Iron Heel by Jack London

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