compellation

noun

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com·pel·la·tion | \ ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən

, -ˌpe- \

Definition of compellation

1 : an act or action of addressing someone

2 : appellation sense 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

History and Etymology for compellation

borrowed from Latin compellātiōn-, compellātiō "action of addessing, reproaching, reproof," from compellāre "to address, speak to, reprove" (from com- com- + -pellāre, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere "to beat against, push, strike") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at pulse entry 1