expressing privation

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• privative — adj. 1 consisting in or marked by the loss or removal or absence of some quality or attribute. 2 (of a term) denoting the privation or absence of a quality etc. 3 Gram. (of a particle etc.) expressing privation, as Gk a = not . Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Un- — [OE. un , on , the unaccented form of the accented prefix and (cf. {Answer}); akin to D. ont , G. ent , OHG. int , Goth. and . See {Anti }.] An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wan- — (wɒn) a prefix expressing privation or negation (approximately equivalent to un 1 or mis ), repr. OE. wan , wǫn , corresponding to OFris. wan , won , OS. wan (only in wanskefti misfortune = OE. wansceaft), MLG., MDu. wan (mod.Du. in many new… …   Useful english dictionary

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• privative — [ prɪvətɪv] adjective 1》 lacking some quality or attribute that is normally present.     ↘(of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality. 2》 Grammar (of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation. Origin …   English new terms dictionary

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