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Vocative

Vocative Meaning & Definition
Vocative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vocative?

[n] the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
[adj] (linguistics) relating to a case used in some languages; "vocative verb endings"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vocative: vocative case

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See Also | oblique | oblique case

Vocative In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Voc"a*tive\, n. [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (Gram.) The vocative case.

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