privative
Example Sentences
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But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2022
E: as prefix, is privative and means without.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The class of propositions referred to do more than this, inasmuch as they present alternative conceptions, mutually exhaustive, each the privative of the other.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
Not corruptive, privative, or destructive to the power of classical presbyteries, or single congregations; but rather perfective and conservative thereunto.
From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by
The names called privative, therefore, connote two things; the absence of certain attributes, and the presence of others, from which the presence also of the former might naturally have been expected.
From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by John Stuart Mill
