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vocative - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vocative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vocative [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.
2 . Vocative [ n.]
- The vocative case.

Meaning of 'vocative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vocative [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to a case used in some languages
Example in sentence:
  • vocative verb endings

Nearby Words:

vocable vocabularies vocabulary vocabulist vocal vocalic vocalism vocalist vocality vocalization

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