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AblativeAblative Ab"la*tive, a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus
fr. ablatus. See Ablation.]
1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]
Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion,
ablative directions are found needful to unteach
error, ere we can learn truth. --Bp. Hall.
2. (Gram.) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin
and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of
the case being removal, separation, or taking away. AblativeAblative Ab"la*tive, (Gram.)
The ablative case.
ablative absolute, a construction in Latin, in which a noun
in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or
implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case,
both words forming a clause by themselves and being
unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence;
as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e.,
Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came. ablative absoluteAblative Ab"la*tive, (Gram.)
The ablative case.
ablative absolute, a construction in Latin, in which a noun
in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or
implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case,
both words forming a clause by themselves and being
unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence;
as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e.,
Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came. Ambulative
Ambulative Am"bu*la*tive, a.
Walking. [R.]
Annihilative
Annihilative An*ni"hi*la*tive, a.
Serving to annihilate; destructive.
AppellativeAppellative Ap*pel"la*tive, a. [L. appellativus, fr.
appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.]
1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive
denomination; denominative; naming. --Cudworth.
2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a
class. Appellative
Appellative Ap*pel"la*tive, n. [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.]
1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common
name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or
species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is
the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and
vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth.
A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single
thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.
2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the
Defender of them. --Jer. Taylor.
Appellatively
Appellatively Ap*pel"la*tive*ly, adv.
After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express
whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used
appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong
man.
Appellativeness
Appellativeness Ap*pel"la*tive*ness, n.
The quality of being appellative. --Fuller.
Articulative
Articulative Ar*tic"u*la*tive, a.
Of or pertaining to articulation. --Bush.
Assimilative
Assimilative As*sim"i*la*tive, a. [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F.
assimilatif.]
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that
assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative
process or substance.
Calculative
Calculative Cal"cu*la*tive, a.
Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.
Long habits of calculative dealings. --Burke.
Circulative
Circulative Cir"cu*la*tive, a.
Promoting circulation; circulating. [R.] --Coleridge.
Coagulative
Coagulative Co*ag"u*la*tive, a.
Having the power to cause coagulation; as, a coagulative
agent. --Boyle.
Collative
Collative Col*la"tive, a. [L. collativus brought together. ]
Passing or held by collation; -- said of livings of which the
bishop and the patron are the same person.
Compellative
Compellative Com*pel"la*tive, n. (Gram.)
The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
Contemplative
Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, a. [F. contemplatif, L.
contemplativus.]
1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,
contemplation; meditative.
Fixed and contemplative their looks. --Denham.
2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative
faculties. --Ray.
Contemplative
Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, n. (R. C. Ch.)
A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation,
rather than to active works of charity.
Contemplatively
Contemplatively Con*tem"pla*tive*ly, adv.
With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.
Contemplativeness
Contemplativeness Con*tem"pla*tive*ness, n.
The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.
Copulative
Copulative Cop"u*la"tive, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F.
copulatif.]
Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative
conjunction like ``and'.
Copulative
Copulative Cop"u*la*tive, n.
1. Connection. [Obs.] --Rycaut.
2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.
Copulatively
Copulatively Cop"u*la"tive*ly, adv.
In a copulative manner.
Correlative
Correlative Cor*rel"a*tive, n.
1. One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation,
or is correlated, to some other person or thing. --Locke.
Spiritual things and spiritual men are correlatives.
--Spelman.
2. (Gram.) The antecedent of a pronoun.
Correlatively
Correlatively Cor*rel"a*tive*ly, adv.
In a correlative relation.
Correlativeness
Correlativeness Cor*rel"a*tive*ness, n.
Quality of being correlative.
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