ablative

ab*la*tive

adjective

{bc}of, relating to, or being a grammatical case {dx_def}see {dxt|case:1||3a}{/dx_def} that typically marks a person, place, or thing from which someone or something else is separated or the source from which someone or something comes, and is also frequently used to indicate the cause of an event or condition or the instrument by which an action is accomplished {dx}see also {dxt|ablative absolute||}{/dx}

ab*la*tive

adjective

{bc}of or relating to {a_link|ablation}

ablative absolute

noun

{bc}a construction in Latin in which a noun or pronoun and its adjunct both in the {d_link|ablative|ablative:1} case form together an adverbial phrase expressing generally the time, cause, or an attendant circumstance of an action