adj. 1. a. Expressed or expressible as a quantity. b. Of, relating to, or susceptible of measurement. c. Of or relating to number or quantity. 2. Of or relating to a metrical system based on the duration of syllables rather than on stress. Used especially of classical Greek and Latin verse. [Medieval Latin quantitātīvus, from Latin quantitās, quantitāt-, quantity, from quantus, how great; see QUANTITY.] quanti·ta′tive·ly adv. |
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