: of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that denotes the place where someone or something is present or the place where an event occurs
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
Adjective
Some of this will be locative: keeping people at home, or close to it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2021
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“Locative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locative. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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