| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| ablative 1 (adj.), ablation (n.), ablate (v.) |
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| The adjective ablative that is related to the verb ablate, to wear away, and to the noun ablation, a wearing away, is pronounced uh-BLAI-tiv. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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