"dissective" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dissective [comparative], most dissective [superlative]
Etymology: From dissect + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dissect|ive}} dissect + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} dissective (comparative more dissective, superlative most dissective)
  1. Tending to dissect.
    Sense id: en-dissective-en-adj-YNyMr5~T
  2. (grammar) Referring to a number of individual or separate things rather than a mass (e.g. snowflakes rather than snow).
    Sense id: en-dissective-en-adj-RqQgkRL5 Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dissectability, dissectable, dissection
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