formative

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English
Etymology
Adjective
Derived terms
Noun
Italian
Adjective
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English

Etymology
From Middle French formatif

Adjective
formative (comparative more formative, superlative most formative)

1. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.

My formative years were spent in an inner city.

2. Capable of forming something.

3. (biology) Capable of producing newtissue.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
5. (education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

Derived terms

formativeness

Noun
formative (plural formatives)

1. (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.

Italian

Adjective
formative
 1. feminine plural of formativo

Anagrams
formatevi

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