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How do you use Privative in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Privative in a sentence

Privative meaning

  1. causing privation; depriving
  2. consisting in the absence of something; negative
  3. indicating the absence of something

Using Privative

  • The main meaning on this page is: causing privation; depriving | consisting in the absence of something; negative | indicating the absence of something

Context around Privative

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

plann 1× alpha 1×

Sentence patterns with Privative

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

greek a privative plann a 1× through the privative alpha literally 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a system fulfilling 1× it is related 1×

Common sentence endings:

or un concealment 1× plann a wandering 1×

Words around Privative

Just before it in the word index:

privatising 19 privatised 61 privatise 36 privatisations 6 privatisation 165 privations 4

Just after it in the word index:

privatization 279 privatizations 18 privatize 52 privatized 93 privatizers 2 privatizing 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Privative

  • In this selection, "privative" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plann and alpha stand out and add context to how "privative" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include greek a privative plann a and through the privative alpha literally. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "privative" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with privative

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A system fulfilling this condition and free from spherical aberration is called aplanatic (Greek a-, privative, plann, a wandering). (19 words)

It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". (23 words)

Longer example sentences

It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". (23 words)

A system fulfilling this condition and free from spherical aberration is called aplanatic (Greek a-, privative, plann, a wandering). (19 words)

Example sentences (2)

A system fulfilling this condition and free from spherical aberration is called aplanatic (Greek a-, privative, plann, a wandering).

It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "privative" in a sentence?
An example: "A system fulfilling this condition and free from spherical aberration is called aplanatic (Greek a-, privative, plann, a wandering)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "privative" from authentic English texts.
What does "privative" mean?
Privative means: causing privation; depriving
How many example sentences with "privative" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "privative", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.