formative

Meaning of formative

noun

(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.

adjective
  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. Capable of producing new tissue.
  4. (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
  5. Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

Information about formative

  • Languages ​​in which formative is used:

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Hyphenation of formative

for-ma-tive

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • formative is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

formative synonyms

Meaning shaping:

shaping, plastic

Words that rhyme with formative

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