vocative
adjective
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Definition of vocative
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case marking the one addressed (such as Latin Domine in miserere, Domine "have mercy, O Lord")
2 of a word or word group : marking the one addressed (such as mother in "mother, come here")
vocative
nounDefinition of vocative (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the vocative case of a language
2 : a form in the vocative case
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