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vocative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, n. [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf F. vocatif.] (Gram.) The vocative case. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, a. [L. vocativus fr vocare to call.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vocative adj : (linguistics) relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings" n : the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed [syn: {vocative case}]
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