Dictionaryquan•ti•ta•tivePronunciation: (kwon'ti-tā"tiv), [key] —adj. 1. that is or may be estimated by quantity. 2. of or pertaining to the describing or measuring of quantity. 3. of or pertaining to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables. 4. of or pertaining to the length of a spoken vowel or consonant. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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