Definition of "genitive absolute" [genitive absolute]
A construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute.(noun)
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Use "genitive absolute" in a sentence
"Even in classical authors however the so-called genitive absolute is sometimes not employed with the precision which grammarians might desire, e.g. -"