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Noun

ethical dative

1. grammar a form of the dative case applied to pronouns; used (in Latin and some other languages, but rare in English) to show a certain interest felt by the person indicated

#:Example. "I'll rhyme you so eight years together," - As You Like It, iii. 2.

Synonyms
dativus ethicus

See also
dative of reference

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