Meaning Of The Word Elative

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What's The Definition Of Elative?

elative in American English
adjective: noting a case, as in Finnish, whose function is to indicate motion out of or away from
noun: an elative case

elative in British English
adjective: (in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions out of or away from

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