Distributive

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Distributive
Author: Noah Webster

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.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Distributive," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 3, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIK1BJ1C9EDJG44.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Distributive." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 3 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIK1BJ1C9EDJG44.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Distributive' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 3 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIK1BJ1C9EDJG44.