First Known Use: 1804
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1locative
noun loc·a·tive \ˈlä-kə-tiv\
Definition of LOCATIVE
: the locative case; also : a word in that case
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Origin of LOCATIVE
Latin locus + English -ative (as in vocative)
Rhymes with LOCATIVE
2locative
adjective
Definition of LOCATIVE
: of or being a grammatical case that denotes place or the place where or wherein
First Known Use of LOCATIVE
1841
Rhymes with LOCATIVE
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