GENITIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

genitively (not comparable)

In a genitive way.

Source: Wiktionary


GENITIVE

Gen"i*tive, a. Etym: [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. génitif. See Gender.] (Gram.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

Gen"i*tive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: The genitive case. Genitive absolute, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See Ablative absolute.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RESURGE

(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”


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