vocative

/ˈvɑkədɪv/
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Other forms: vocatives

Definitions of vocative
  1. adjective
    relating to a case used in some languages
    “vocative verb endings”
  2. noun
    the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
    synonyms: vocative case
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    type of:
    oblique, oblique case
    any grammatical case other than the nominative
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