Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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adj
Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The locative case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: locative role
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semantic role, participant role
History
From Latin locātīvus, from locus. In Indian English, by surface analysis, locate + -ive.
