nominative absolute

nom·i·na·tive ab·so·lute

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nom-uh-nuh-tiv, nom-nuh- or for 2, 3, nom-uh-ney-tiv ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot]
- /ˈnɒm ə nə tɪv, ˈnɒm nə- or for 2, 3, ˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nom-uh-nuh-tiv, nom-nuh- or for 2, 3, nom-uh-ney-tiv ab-suh-loot, ab-suh-loot]
- /ˈnɒm ə nə tɪv, ˈnɒm nə- or for 2, 3, ˈnɒm əˌneɪ tɪv ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut/

Definition of nominative absolute words

noun nominative absolute a construction consisting in English of a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in the nominative case followed by a predicate lacking a finite verb, used as a loose modifier of the whole sentence, as the play done in The play done, the audience left the theater. 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; by analogy with ablative absolute

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preposition

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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