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DISTRIBUTIVE, a.
1. That distributes; that divides and assigns in portions; that deals to each his proper share; as distributive justice.
2. That assigns the various species of a general term.
3. That separates or divides; as a distributive adjective.
DISTRIBUTIVE, n. In grammar, a word that divides or distributes, as each and every, which represent the individuals of a collective number as separate.