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1. (adj.) dative
of or designating a grammatical case that typically indicates the indirect object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
2. (n.) dative
the dative case.
3. dative
a word or other form in the dative case.
Etymology: (1400–50; datif < L datīvus (casus) dative (case) <dat(us) given (see date1))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dative, dative case
the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
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1. (adj) dative
noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective
2. (adj) dative
in one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office
3. (adj) dative
removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer
4. (adj) dative
given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law
5. (noun) dative
the dative case. See Dative, a., 1
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