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vocative
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, a. [L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.] Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, n. [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F. vocatif.] (Gram.) The vocative case. [1913 Webster]
