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| da·tive [ dáytiv ] (plural da·tives) |
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1. grammatical form: a grammatical form case that identifies the source, agent, or instrument of action of the verb in some inflected languages and that affects nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
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2. instance of dative: a word or phrase in the dative
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| [15th century. < Latin dativus "of giving" < dat-, past participle of dare "give, grant"] |
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  da·tive adjective |
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