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compellative

compellative noun: the name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

Noun

compellative (plural compellatives)

  1. The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

Forms of compellative

pluralcompellatives

Questions about compellative

What does compellative mean?
Compellative means the name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
What part of speech is compellative?
Compellative is a noun.
What is the plural of compellative?
The plural of compellative is compellatives.

Words near compellative in the dictionary

  1. compellable
  2. compellably
  3. compellance
  4. compellation
  5. compellations
  6. compellative
  7. compellatives
  8. compellatory
  9. compelled
  10. compelled speech
  11. compelled testimony

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