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Word: Ablative
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Old French ablative (feminine of ablatif), Latin ablativus, from ablat- ‘taken away’ (see ablation)
ˈablətɪv
denoting a case (especially in Latin) of nouns and pronouns and words in grammatical agreement with them indicating an agent, instrument, or source, expressed by ‘by’, ‘with’, or ‘from’ in English.
Short Definition:relating to grammatical case
(of surgical treatment) involving ablation
Short Definition:relating to surgery
Examples:- all nine patients were treated by ablative surgery
relating to or subject to ablation through melting or evaporation
Short Definition:relating to erosion
Examples:- the spacecraft's ablative heat shield
Word: Ablative
Speech Type: Noun
ˈablətɪv
a word in the ablative case.
Short Definition:word
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