Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ablative
ablative, adj. [L. < ab-, from + ferre, to carry.]
- Transient; temporary; not permanent; [L. grammar term] moving away from a place; passing away from in time; [fig.] transitory; ephemeral; mortal; bereaving; passing away.
- Depriving; not sustaining.
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