ablative absolute
noun
: a construction in Latin in which a noun or pronoun and its adjunct both in the ablative case form together an adverbial phrase expressing generally the time, cause, or an attendant circumstance of an action
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Latin is seductive—the consummate logic of its syntactical cases, the mercurial dance of the ablative absolute.
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Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022
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Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022
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“Ablative absolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablative%20absolute. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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