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vocativeConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: vocative /ˈvɒkətɪv/ Grammar ▶adjective relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives used in addressing or invoking a person or thing. ▶noun a word in the vocative case. – origin ME: from OFr. vocatif, -ive or L. vocativus, from vocare ‘to call’. 'vocative' also found in these Oxford entries:
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