Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of addressing or designating someone by name.
- noun A name; an appellation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A distinguishing form of address or salutation; a characteristic appellation or denomination.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Style of address or salutation; an appellation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
directing oneself directly to another. - noun A
designation ,identifying name ortitle .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The compellation is very familiar; he speaks unto them as unto his sons, with the care and tenderness of a father: Children.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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The compellation is very tender-Son; intimating a fatherly care of him and concern for him.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Thought we could all work together & put together the compellation of names & stuff.
Q&A and Psy/Changeling Series Info and Writing Nalini Singh 2008
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And anyone who follows African music will know a lot of people on this compellation.
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PESCA: And there're also new releases from Bay Area hip-hop group, Subtle, R&B diva Ashanti - she has a new album, that's interesting - Mr. Gwen Stefani himself, Gavin Rossdale, and a new "Now That's What I Call Music" compellation.
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PESCA: And there're also new releases from Bay Area hip-hop group, Subtle, R&B diva Ashanti - she has a new album, that's interesting - Mr. Gwen Stefani himself, Gavin Rossdale, and a new "Now That's What I Call Music" compellation.
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And anyone who follows African music will know a lot of people on this compellation.
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And anyone who follows African music will know a lot of people on this compellation.
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PESCA: And there're also new releases from Bay Area hip-hop group, Subtle, R&B diva Ashanti - she has a new album, that's interesting - Mr. Gwen Stefani himself, Gavin Rossdale, and a new "Now That's What I Call Music" compellation.
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And anyone who follows African music will know a lot of people on this compellation.
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