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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
ablative 1 (adj.), ablation (n.), ablate (v.)
 
 
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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