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ablatival

adj.
C1 Advanced ab·la·ti·val

adj. relating to the case in a language that shows where something is moving away from. It is a technical word for grammar students.

adj. relating to the case in a language that indicates the source or point of origin of motion. Often used in linguistic analysis to describe the grammatical category of 'ablative'.


Origin

From ablative + -al.

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