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Formative

FORM'ATIVE, a. 1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic. The meanest plant cannot be raised without See ds, by any formative power residing in the soil. 2. In grammar, serving to form; derivati...

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FORM'ATIVE, a.

1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic.

The meanest plant cannot be raised without See ds, by any formative power residing in the soil.

2. In grammar, serving to form; derivative; not radical; as a termination merely formative.

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