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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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