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"Formative"
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mcnuggets
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mcchicken
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needn't
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mcdonald
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morphemes
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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An affix which unites a set of otherwise unrelated names. McDonald's McChicken and McNuggets are examples.
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A general term for an abstract meaning unit. Like morphemes, formatives can be pronounced or silent, but they needn't be minimal meaning units.
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merely
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radical
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termination
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prefix
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serves
Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
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That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.
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inchoative
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germinal
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capable
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susceptible
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experience
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Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.
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susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"
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beginning to develop; "inchoative stages"
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capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
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forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
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Occurring as something is being developed
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Keywords:
summative
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qualitative
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quantitative
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improve
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evaluation
An assessment which is used for improvement (individual or program level) rather than for making final decisions or for accountability.
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Research done to help create or improve a process or product. Contrasts with summative and process evaluation. Formative research is often qualitative, while summative research is usually quantitative.
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arts
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plastic
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characterized
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relating
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power
Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.
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relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts"
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Keywords:
usage
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root
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accordance
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rule
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word
A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.
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