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

Mr. Max M�ller looks for the origin of the word in a, privative, and da, to bind; thus Aditi will mean "the boundless," the "infinite," a theory rejected by M. Regnaud.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

He contended that cold was probably only privative, and not a positive existence.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

Ex, Latin prefix; privative in place of "e" when next letter is a vowel.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

This elevation of the privative into a contrary, or a contradictory, has been the bane of metaphysical reasoning.

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison