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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.
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The ablative case.
(noun)
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A word in this case.
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Of, relating to, or capable of ablation.
(adjective)
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Tending to ablate.
(adjective)
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