Definition of "accusative" []

• Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. (adjective)
• Accusatory. (adjective)
• The accusative case. (noun)
• A word or form in the accusative case. (noun)

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• "You misspelled the Latin accusative singular of the word "mind"."
• "The latter is the accusative singular of the Latin word for "mint"."
• "This is called the accusative ending; and the word to which it is attached is said to be in the "accusative case":"