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locative

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒkətɪv/
Grammar
Definition of locative

adjective

  • relating to or denoting a case in some languages of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing location.

noun

(the locative)
  • the locative case.
  • a word in the locative case.

Origin:

early 19th century: from locate, on the pattern of vocative

locative in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of locative in the US English dictionary
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