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nominative absolute

nominative absolute noun: in English; realized as a noun phrase and a participle or adjective.

Noun

nominative absolute (plural nominatives absolute or nominative absolutes)

  1. in English; realized as a noun phrase and a participle or adjective
  2. in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the accusative absolute which is less frequent than the genitive absolute
  3. in Late Latin

Forms of nominative absolute

pluralnominatives absolute
pluralnominative absolutes

Origin of nominative absolute

Calque of Latin nominativus absolutus.

Questions about nominative absolute

What does nominative absolute mean?
Nominative absolute means in English; realized as a noun phrase and a participle or adjective.
What part of speech is nominative absolute?
Nominative absolute is a noun.
What is the plural of nominative absolute?
The plural of nominative absolute is nominatives absolute.

Words near nominative absolute in the dictionary

  1. nomination game
  2. nomination games
  3. nominations
  4. nominatival
  5. nominative
  6. nominative absolute
  7. nominative absolutes
  8. nominative case
  9. nominative cases
  10. nominative determinism
  11. nominative type system

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