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reductive
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re·duc·tive  (r-dktv)
adj.
1. Of or relating to reduction.
2. Relating to, being an instance of, or exhibiting reductionism.
3. Relating to or being an instance of reductivism.

re·ductive·ly adv.
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Adj.1.reductive - characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere
subtractive - constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"
Translations
reductive [rɪˈdʌktɪv] ADJreduccionista
reductive
adjreduktiv (geh)


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