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abessive

US/æˈbɛ.sɪv/

abessive adjective: of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.

Adjective

abessive (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.

Noun

abessive (plural abessives)

  1. The abessive case, or a word in this case.

Forms of abessive

pluralabessives

Origin of abessive

From Latin abesse (“to be absent”), infinitive of absum, from ab- (“away”) + sum (“be”, verb). Compare English absent.

Phrases with abessive

Words that rhyme with abessive

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Questions about abessive

What does abessive mean?
Abessive means of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
What part of speech is abessive?
Abessive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abessive?
Abessive is pronounced /æˈbɛ.sɪv/ (US).

Words near abessive in the dictionary

  1. Aberystwythian
  2. Aberystwythians
  3. Aberzombie
  4. Aberzombies
  5. Abes
  6. abessive
  7. abessive case
  8. abessive cases
  9. abessives
  10. abet
  11. abetalipoproteinaemia

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