 accusative |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] containing or expressing accusation | |
| Synonyms: | accusing accusive accusatory | |
| Examples: | "an accusitive forefinger" "black accusatory looks" "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry "his accusing glare" |
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| Related terms: | inculpatory | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (grammar) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes | |
| Synonyms: | objective | |
| Examples: | "objective case" "accusative endings" |
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| Related terms: | grammar | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar) the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb | |
| Synonyms: | objective_case accusative_case | |
| Related terms: | oblique | |
| Similar spelling: |
acquisitive accusation accusatory acoustic accused acoustic_wave accusatorial acoustics acoustical |
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