adj
Meaning 1
Marking distinction or separation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
discretive
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Pronunciation
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dĭs-krēt′ĭv
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɹiːt.ɪv/
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Canada, General-American, Scotland: /dɪsˈkɹit.ɪv/
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New-Zealand: /dəsˈkɹiːt.əv/
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India: /ɖɪsˈkɾiːʈ.ɪv/
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rhymes with -iːtɪv
adj
Meaning 2
Disjunctive with the additional characteristic that the conjoined clauses, while exhibiting a disjunct, are both asserted as true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A discretive proposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin discrētīvus. See discrete.