First Known Use: 15th century
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1accusative
adjective ac·cu·sa·tive \ə-ˈkyü-zə-tiv\
Definition of ACCUSATIVE
1
: of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that marks the direct object of a verb or the object of any of several prepositions
2
: accusatory <an accusative tone>
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Origin of ACCUSATIVE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French acusatif, from Latin accusativus, from accusatus, past participle of accusare
2accusative
noun
grammar : the form of a noun or pronoun when it is the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition
Full Definition of ACCUSATIVE
: the accusative case of a language : a form in the accusative case
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First Known Use of ACCUSATIVE
circa 1620
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