abessive

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(ăbˌĕsˈĭv)

adjective
Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case indicating absence, as Finnish puhumatta “without speaking.”
noun
  1. The abessive case.
  2. A word in the abessive case.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin abesse, to be absent, away; see absent

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