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VOCATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
Synonyms:
vocative; vocative case
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vocative" is a kind of...):
oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)
Derivation:
vocative (relating to a case used in some languages)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to a case used in some languages
Example:
vocative verb endings
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Pertainym:
vocative (the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed)
Derivation:
vocative (the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed)
