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temporal case

temporal case noun: a noun case used to specify a time. In English, this is usually expressed by the preposition "at," as in "at six o’clock," "at midnight," "at Christmas." Hungarian is a language that uses the temporal case.

Noun

temporal case (plural temporal cases)

  1. A noun case used to specify a time. In English, this is usually expressed by the preposition "at," as in "at six o’clock," "at midnight," "at Christmas." Hungarian is a language that uses the temporal case.

Forms of temporal case

pluraltemporal cases

Questions about temporal case

What does temporal case mean?
Temporal case means a noun case used to specify a time. In English, this is usually expressed by the preposition "at," as in "at six o’clock," "at midnight," "at Christmas." Hungarian is a language that uses the temporal case.
What part of speech is temporal case?
Temporal case is a noun.
What is the plural of temporal case?
The plural of temporal case is temporal cases.

Words near temporal case in the dictionary

  1. temporal apophysis
  2. temporal arteries
  3. temporal artery
  4. temporal bone
  5. temporal bones
  6. temporal case
  7. temporal cases
  8. temporal dead zone
  9. temporal dead zones
  10. temporal deixis
  11. temporal distributive

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