accusative absolute
Noun

accusative absolute

  1. (grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the accusative case; present:
    1. in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the genitive absolute but more than the nominative absolute
    2. rarely in Middle High German
    3. in Late Latin



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