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for·ma·tive  (fôrm-tv)

adj.

1. Forming or capable of forming.

2.

a. Susceptible to transformation by growth and development.

b. Biology Capable of producing new cells or tissue.

3. Of or relating to formation, growth, or development: the formative stages of a plot.

4. Linguistics Relating to the formation or inflection of words.

n. Grammar

A derivational or inflectional affix.

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forma·tive·ly adv.

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formative [ˈfɔːmətɪv]

adj

1. of or relating to formation, development, or growth formative years

2. shaping; moulding a formative experience

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of tissues and cells in certain parts of an organism) capable of growth and differentiation

4. (Linguistics) functioning in the formation of derived, inflected, or compound words

n

1. (Linguistics) an inflectional or derivational affix

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) (in generative grammar) any of the minimum units of a sentence that have syntactic function

formatively  adv

formativeness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	formative - minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
Adj.	1.	formative - capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms constructive - constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
	2.	formative - forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" shaping, plastic constructive - constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

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formative

adjective

1. developmental, sensitive, susceptible, impressionable, malleable, pliant, mouldable She spent her formative years growing up in London.

2. determinative, controlling, important, shaping, significant, influential, moulding, decisive, developmental a formative influence on his life

Translations

formative [ˈfɔːmətɪv]

A. ADJ

1. [influence etc] → formativo; [years] → de formación

2. (Gram) → formativo

B. N (Gram) → formativo m

formative [ˈfɔː^rmətɪv] adj [influence] → formateur/trice
formative years → années d'un enfant, d'un adolescent)fig)fpl d'apprentissage > >, années d'un enfant, d'un adolescent)fig)fpl de formation > >

formative

adj

influence, experience → prägend; her formative years → die charakterbildenden Jahre in ihrem Leben; the most formative experience of his life → die Erfahrung, die sein Leben entscheidend geprägt hat; a formative period → eine Zeit der Entwicklung

(Gram) formative element → Wortbildungselement nt

n (Gram) → Wortbildungselement nt, → Formativ nt

formative [ˈfɔːmətɪv] adj → formativo/a
formative years → anni mpl formativi