ablative
noun/ˈæblətɪv/
Frequency rank: #19,474 most common English word
Meaning
A grammatical case expressing separation, cause, or instrument, common in Latin.
Example sentence
In Latin class, we learned that the noun was in the ablative case, showing separation from the main subject.
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