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Definition of: ablative
(ab′lə·tiv) adjective
1. Gram. Pertaining to a grammatical case expressing separation or instrumentality.
2. Obs. Subtractive.
—n. Gram.
1. A case of Latin and Sanskrit nouns, denoting from, with, in, by, etc.
2. A word in this case. [<L ablativus <ablatus carried away. See ABLATIDON.]
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