Definition of "ablative" []

• Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating separation, direction away from, sometimes manner or agency, and the object of certain verbs. It is found in Latin and other Indo-European languages. (adjective)
• The ablative case. (noun)
• A word in this case. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or capable of ablation. (adjective)
• Tending to ablate. (adjective)

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• "This is clearly an ablative relation, and the construction is called the «ablative of the measure of difference»."
• "_ The ablative denoting the _place where_ is called the _locative ablative_ (cf. «locus», _place_)."
• "This idea is expressed in Latin by the ablative without a preposition, and the construction is called the «ablative of cause»:"