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Vocative
Pronunciation : Voc"a*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Voc"a*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (Gram.)
Definition : Defn: The vocative case.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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