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 Definitions of ablative absolute  [æˈbleɪ tɪv]  

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Definition of 'ablative absolute' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ablative absolute
(in Latin) a grammatical construction independent of the rest of the sentence, consisting of a noun and a participle, noun and adjective, or two nouns, both in the ablative case, as Latin viā factā“the road having been made.”

Etymology:  (1520–30)

Definition of 'ablative absolute' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ablative absolute
a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier

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