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combinative

[ kom-buh-ney-tiv, kuhm-bahy-nuh- ]

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adjective

combinative

/ ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl; -trɪ; ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv; ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ; -nətɪv /

resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
linguistics (of a sound change) occurring only in specific contexts or as a result of some other factor, such as change of stress within a word Compare isolative

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First recorded in 1850–55; combinat(ion) + -ive

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Primitive man was a combinative beast, and because of it he rose to primacy over all the animals.

They have great imagination, but it is the "combinative" imagination rather than the free poetic fancy of the Celt.

This requires a higher type of mental association (combinative power) than mere enumeration.

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