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abessive
abessive
English
Adjective
abessive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to that grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. [Late 19th century.][1]
Noun
abessive (plural abessives)
- (grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [Late 19th century.][1]
Translations
the abessive case
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References
- 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4