Abessive Definition

ăbĕsĭv

adjective

Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating absence, as Finnish puhumatta “without speaking.”

American Heritage

(grammar) Of, or relating to that grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. [Late 19^th century.]

Wiktionary

noun

The abessive case.

American Heritage

A word in the abessive case.

American Heritage

(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [Late 19^th century.]

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Abessive

Singular:

abessive

Plural:

abessives

From Latin abesse to be absent, away absent

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
See absent.

From Wiktionary

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