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nominative absolute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-na-tive ab-so-lute
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:

noun

A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:

noun

A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:

Etymology

Calque of Latin nominativus absolutus.

Inflected Forms

nominatives absolute (plural) nominative absolutes (plural)

Phrases

nominativus pendens ablative absolute

Frequently Paired Words

nominativus pendens ablative absolute

Questions

What does nominative absolute mean?
A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:
Where does nominative absolute come from?
Calque of Latin nominativus absolutus.

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