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EVOCATIVENESS

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e⋅voc⋅a⋅tive

[i-vok-uh-tiv, i-voh-kuh-]
–adjective
tending to evoke: The perfume was evocative of spring.

Origin:
1650–60; < L ēvocātīvus, equiv. to ēvocāt(us) (see evoke, -ate 1 ) + -īvus -ive


e⋅voc⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅voc⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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e·voc·a·tive   (ĭ-vŏk'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  Tending or having the power to evoke.
e·voc'a·tive·ly adv., e·voc'a·tive·ness n.
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