Definition of compellation
1
: an act or action of addressing someone
2
: appellation 1
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Examples of compellation in a Sentence
apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation
Origin and Etymology of compellation
Latin compellation-, compellatio, from compellare to address, from com- + -pellare (as in appellare to accost, appeal to)
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First Known Use: 1603
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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