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abessive

[ a-bes-iv ]
/ æˈbɛs ɪv /
Grammar

adjective

noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.

noun

the abessive case.

Nearby words

  1. aberrant regeneration,
  2. aberrantly,
  3. aberrated,
  4. aberration,
  5. aberystwyth,
  6. abet,
  7. abetalipoproteinemia,
  8. abettor,
  9. abeyance,
  10. abeyant

Origin of abessive

1890–94; < Latin abess(e) to be distant + -ive
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