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Ablative
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(grammar) a specific form of a pronoun, adjective, or noun that is used to show by what means or by whom an action is done or to indicate the source of the action, found in some languages such as Latin or Sanskrit
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The teacher explained that " in the city " would be in the ablative to indicate location.
ablative
01
(grammar) referring to or having the form of a pronoun, adjective, or noun that is used to show by what means or by whom an action is done or to indicate the source of the action, found in some languages such as Latin or Sanskrit
02
tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature
