Nominative absolute

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:; in English; realized as a noun phrase and a participle or adjective
  2. 2
    A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:; in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the accusative absolute which is less frequent than the genitive absolute
  3. 3
    A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:; in Late Latin

Synonyms

All synonyms
absolutes

Etymology

Calque of Latin nominativus absolutus.

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