ablative case

/ˌæblədɪv keɪs/
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Other forms: ablative cases

Definitions of ablative case
  1. noun
    the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
    synonyms: ablative
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    type of:
    oblique, oblique case
    any grammatical case other than the nominative
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