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Definition of Grammatical case
1. Noun. Nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence.
Generic synonyms: Grammatical Category, Syntactic Category
Specialized synonyms: Nominative, Nominative Case, Subject Case, Oblique, Oblique Case
Definition of Grammatical case
1. Noun. (grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grammatical Case
Literary usage of Grammatical case
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"'I hi- grammatical case used in catling or speaking to. To UN WIT, uri-wit'.
va UN WITH DR AWING, ..."
2. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"Each grammatical case is represented by more than one marker, and one marker may
represent more than one ... 1 The tradition refers to grammatical case as ..."
3. A Latin Grammar by Charles Edwin Bennett (1895)
"The Accusative is usually regarded as simply completing the meaning of the verb,
and is therefore classified as a grammatical case; but there is some ..."
4. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker, John Longmuir (1902)
"... The grammatical case used in giving, a. Cre-o'tive Having power to create, a.
... The grammatical case used in calling, s. Pro-ca'ca-tise A reviver of ..."
5. A Rhyming Dictionary: Answering, at the Same Time, the Purposes of Spelling by John Walker (1806)
"Voc'a-live The grammatical case used in calling, a Pro-vo'ca-tiae A reviver of
cloyed appetite s. Ua'tiso The grammatical case used ..."
6. A New School Dictionary of the English Language: Embracing a Carefully by Joseph Emerson Worcester (1908)
"Denoting the grammatical case in which a person is addressed.—2, ». The grammatical
case in which a person is addressed. ..."
7. The Ohio Educational Monthly: A Journal of School and Home Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1872)
"I have thus endeavored, as briefly as possible, to answer the two questions; "What
is grammatical case?" and "How many eases are there in English? ..."
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