Meaning Of The Word Ablative
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Ablative Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Ablative?
ablative in American English
designating, of, or in a case expressing removal, deprivation, direction away from, source, cause, or agency the ablative case: this case is expressed by inflection in languages such as Latin, Sanskrit, and Hungarian ablative in American English 1 adjective: noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or agent noun: the ablative case ablative in American English 2 adjective: capable of or susceptible to ablation; tending to ablate ablative in British English ablative abbreviation adjective: (in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb noun: the ablative case |
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