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Ablative
adjective · 78% connection
Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Case
noun · 78% connection
One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Casuistry
adjective · 78% connection
The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Common noun
noun · 78% connection
a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Compound
noun · 78% connection
a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Compound word
noun · 78% connection
a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Conjunction
noun · 78% connection
A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or words; as, an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Count noun
noun · 78% connection
a noun that forms plurals
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Dependent clause
noun · 78% connection
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adje…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Diptote
noun · 78% connection
A noun which has only two cases.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Division
noun · 78% connection
Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Earth
noun · 78% connection
The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Factitious
adjective · 78% connection
Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Fresh
superl · 78% connection
Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Gerund
noun · 78% connection
A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Imparisyllabic
adjective · 78% connection
Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Inanimacy
noun · 78% connection
(linguistics) The characteristic of a noun, in some languages, that is dependent on its unliving or non-sentient nature; this characte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
Indecinable
adjective · 78% connection
Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: noun, distinction, cases, indeclinable.
