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1. abessive, adj. and n. View full entry 1854
...Designating, being in, or relating to a case in certain Finno-Ugric languages, esp. Finnish, which expresses the absence of something....
2. ablatival, adj. View full entry 1653
...Of or relating to the ablative case....
3. ablative, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar. Designating, being in, or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns, and of words in grammatical agreement with them, in Latin and certain other Indo-European languages, the central function...
4. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
5. absolutive, n. and adj. View full entry 1863
... The absolute form of a word (see absolute1)....
6. accentless, adj. View full entry 1807
...Not having vocal accent or stress; not having musical or rhythmic stress; unaccented....
7. accentual, adj. View full entry 1610
...Of or relating to accent or stress in speech; based on stress, as distinct from quantity, pitch, or some other characteristic....
8. † accidentiary, n. and adj. View full entry 1590
...A student of grammatical accidence....
9. accusatival, adj. View full entry 1842
...Of or relating to the accusative case....
10. accusative, adj. and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
11. acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1635
...Designating the sense or the organs of hearing; of or relating to the sense of hearing; auditory....
12. acrolectal, adj. View full entry 1971
...Relating to or characteristic of an acrolect....
13. acronymic, adj. View full entry 1948
...Of the nature of, relating to, or designated by an acronym....
14. actional, adj. View full entry a1475
...Law. Of or relating to legal actions; actionable....
15. active, adj. and n. View full entry 1340
...Of a way or style of life: characterized by outward action rather than inward contemplation or speculation; practical. Esp. in active life, and chiefly in religious contexts. Opposed to ...
16. activo-passive, adj. View full entry 1860
...Characterized by both activity and passivity. Obs.rare....
17. acute, adj. and n. View full entry a1398
...Med....
18. adessive, adj. and n. View full entry 1852
...Designating a case of nouns and pronouns (and adjectives in grammatical agreement with them) in Finnish and a number of other languages, expressing position on or near something, and a variety of...
19. adherescent, adj. View full entry 1743
...Adhering or tending to adhere; adhesive; associated (see adherent3). rare after 18th cent....
20. adhortative, adj. View full entry 1815
...Of a verbal mood: that expresses exhortation....
