compellativeadj.n.
/kəmˈpɛlətɪv/ rare.
A. adj.
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Denoting address. (In modern dictionaries.)
B. n. † b. = Vocative (case). Obsolete.
a. A word used as a name, title, or appellation; = compellation n. 2b, 2c.
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the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > name used to address a person
compellation1643
compellative1656
form of address1675
the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun]
nameeOE
wordeOE
clepinga1300
namingc1300
neveningc1300
titlec1390
notea1393
stylec1400
calling?a1425
nomination?a1425
vocable1440
appellation1447
denomination?a1475
vocation1477
preface1582
prenomination1599
nomenclature1610
expressiona1631
denotation1631
appellative1632
compellation1637
denominate1638
nomenclation1638
nominance1642
titularity1643
entitlement1823
compellative1830
cognomen1852
tally1929
denotative1944
anthroponym1952
1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 41 Compellative is a thing in speaking which we call another, as, Atrides, Agamemnon, King of men.
1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 209 Many a gentleman..fully entitled to such a compellative.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > case > [noun] > vocative
vocativec1400
vocative casec1414
salutatory casea1831
compellative1849
1849 J. W. Gibbs Philol. Stud. (1857) 47 We have, in continuous discourse, the compellative or vocative.
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