"prosecutive case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prosecutive cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosecutive case (plural prosecutive cases)
  1. (grammar) A special form of the prolative case used to describe movement along a surface or way. Wikipedia link: prosecutive case Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-prosecutive_case-en-noun-wd6Hh4e5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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