Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) formative (j) (f oo1 m @ t i v)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary FORMATIVE F AO1 R M AH0 T IH0 V

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary bildend formative [Add to Longdo] formend formative [Add to Longdo] formend {adv} formatively [Add to Longdo] prägend {adj} | prägendes Erlebnis | prägender Eindruck formative | formative experience | formative impression [Add to Longdo]

Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Formative \Form"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. formatif.]
     1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as,
        the formative arts.
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              The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by
              any formative residing in the soil.   --Bentley.
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     2. (Gram.) Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a
        termination merely formative.
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     3. (Biol.) Capable of growth and development; germinal; as,
        living or formative matter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Formative \Form"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
        (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part
            of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a
            word.
        (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage,
            as from a root.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  formative
      adj 1: relating to or characterized by formative effects or
             formation; "the formative arts"
      2: susceptible to alteration by development and experience;
         "formative years"
      3: beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn:
         {inchoative}]
      4: capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone
         in developing bone"
      5: forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative
         influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: {shaping}]
      n : minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or
          morphological) function

From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:

  formative [fɔːmətiv]
     bildend; formend
  

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