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delative

[ dih-ley-tiv ]

adjective

  1. noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place down from which.


noun

  1. the delative case.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delative1

< Latin dēlāt ( us ) ( delate ) + -ive

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