Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [a-bes-iv]
- /æˈbɛs ɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [a-bes-iv]
- /æˈbɛs ɪv/
Definitions of abessive word
- noun abessive the grammatical case indicating absence 3
- adjective abessive noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate absence or lack. 1
- noun abessive the abessive case. 1
- noun abessive (grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. 0
- adjective abessive (grammar) Of, or relating to that grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence. 0
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Origin of abessive
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-94; < Latin abess(e) to be distant + -ive
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Parts of speech for Abessive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abessive popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
abessive usage trend in Literature
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