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noun
A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:
in English; realized as a noun phrase and a participle or adjective
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noun
A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:
in Ancient Greek, less frequent than the accusative absolute which is less frequent than the genitive absolute
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noun
A grammatically independent element of a sentence conveying additional circumstances; present:
in Late Latin
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History
Calque of Latin nominativus absolutus.
Across languages
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