(used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it
<adj.all>
serving to separate or divide into parts
<adj.all> partitive tendencies in education the uniting influence was stronger than the separative
(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group
<adj.all> whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative
Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.] Causing, or being to cause, separation. ``Separative virtue of extreme cold.'' --Boyle.