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formative

noun

Meaning

  1. (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
  2. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
  3. Capable of forming something.
  4. Capable of producing new tissue.
  5. (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
  6. Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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