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locative
CIDE DICTIONARY
locative, a.
Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein; as, a locative adjective; locative case of a noun. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
locative, n. & adj. Gram.
--n. the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing location.
--adj. of or in the locative.
--n. the case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing location.
--adj. of or in the locative.
Etymology
formed as LOCATE + -IVE, after vocative
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