adj
reductive
Reductive (adj) means (law) Relating to overturning or cancelling a legal ruling.
adj
1
(law) Relating to overturning or cancelling a legal ruling.
2
Making something physically smaller or less.
3
Turning a substance into a simpler or more basic form.
4
Able to be traced back to, or accounted for by, something else.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle French réductif, from Late Latin reductivus, from the participle stem of Latin reducere ("to reduce").
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What is the meaning of reductive?
"reductive" (adj) means (law) Relating to overturning or cancelling a legal ruling.
What are the different meanings of reductive?
"reductive" has 3 main meanings: 1. (law) Relating to overturning or cancelling a legal ruling; 2. Making something physically smaller or less; 3. Turning a substance into a simpler or more basic form.
