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A noun phrase in Latin grammar that consists of a noun or pronoun in the ablative case followed by a participle, often used at the beginning of a sentence to express a circumstance or condition
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The ablative absolute is a grammatical construction commonly used in Latin.
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I still don't understand how to properly use the ablative absolute in my Latin homework.
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The teacher said we should include an ablative absolute in our essays, but I have no idea what that means.
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Just as the ablative absolute sets the stage for the main clause in Latin, the opening scene of the movie served as a figurative ablative absolute for the rest of the story.