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Definition of: locative
(lok′ə·tiv) adjective
1. Gram. In certain inflected languages, as Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, designating the case of the noun denoting place where or at which.
2. Anat. & Zool. Indicating relative position in a series.
—noun Gram.
1. The locative case.
2. A word in this case. [<L locatus, pp. of locare locate; on analogy with L vocativus vocative]
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