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vocative (vŏk`ətĭv) [Lat.,=calling], in the grammar of certain languages (e.g., Latin), the case case, in language, one of the several possible forms of a given noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function (see inflection ); in inflected languages it is usually indicated by a series of suffixes attached to a stem, as in Latin amicus, ..... Click the link for more information. referring to a person addressed. In English a special intonation expresses the vocative, as in Look, Jack. |
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