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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024voc•a•tive (vok′ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - Grammar(in certain inflected languages, as Latin) noting or pertaining to a case used to indicate that a noun refers to a person or thing being addressed.
- of, pertaining to, or used in calling, specifying, or addressing.
n. [Gram.] - Grammarthe vocative case.
- Grammara word in the vocative, as Latin Paule "O Paul.''
- Latin vocātīvus (cāsus) calling (case), equivalent. to vocāt(us) (see vocation) + -īvus -ive
- late Middle English 1400–50
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