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abessive
[ a-bes-iv ]
/ æˈbɛs ɪv /
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adjective
noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack.
noun
the abessive case.
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Origin of abessive
Words nearby abessive
aberrant regeneration, aberrated, aberration, Aberystwyth, ab esse, abessive, abet, abetalipoproteinemia, abettor, ab extra, abeyance
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