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Genitive

Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

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Oblique 76% connected

Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

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Possessive 92% connected

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

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-ation unknown · 78% connection

A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of sta…

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A unknown · 78% connection

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

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Accusative adjective · 78% connection

Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…

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Anglicize verb · 78% connection

To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Her…

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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Case noun · 78% connection

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

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Cata unknown · 78% connection

The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to,…

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Czechs n. pl. · 78% connection

The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia an…

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Dative adjective · 78% connection

Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

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Declension noun · 78% connection

a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first…

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Douay Bible unknown · 78% connection

A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the Latin Vulg…

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Eysell noun · 78% connection

Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. Th…

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Govern verb · 78% connection

To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case);…

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Her pron. & a. · 78% connection

The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.

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Hythe noun · 78% connection

A small haven. See Hithe. I () I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and…

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Instrumental adjective · 78% connection

Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it…

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Junold adjective · 78% connection

See Gimmal. K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the L…

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