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Meaning of ablative absolute | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut

Definitions

A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and caseboth words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.

Equivalents

Esperanto ablativo absoluta
Français ablatif absolu
Nederlands losse ablatief
Português ablativo absoluto
Română ablativ absolut
తెలుగు సతిసప్తమి

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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