ABSOLUTIVE

Adjective

absolutive (not comparable)

(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.

(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.

Noun

absolutive (plural absolutives)

(grammar) The absolutive grammatical case, or a phrase that uses it.

(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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