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vocative

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voc·a·tive  (vk-tv)
adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or used in calling.
2. Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case in certain inflected languages to indicate the person or thing being addressed.
n.
1. The vocative case.
2. A word or form in the vocative case.
[Middle English vocatif, from Old French, from Latin voctvus (csus), vocative (case), from voctus, past participle of vocre, to call; see vocation.]
voca·tive·ly adv.
vocative
Noun
Grammar a grammatical case used in some languages when addressing a person or thing [Latin vocare to call]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vocative - the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
vocative case
oblique, oblique case - any grammatical case other than the nominative
Adj.1.vocative - relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings"
linguistics - the scientific study of language


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