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noun
1.
the act of addressing a person.
2.
manner or form of address; appellation.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin compellātiōn- (stem of compellātiō) an accosting, a rebuke. See com-, appellation
1595–1605; < Latin compellātiōn- (stem of compellātiō) an accosting, a rebuke. See com-, appellation
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Compellation
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| compellation (ˌkɒmpɛˈleɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| a rare word for appellation | |
| [C17: from Latin compellātiō, from compellāreto accost, from appellāre to call] | |
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