in vocative

in·vo·cate

[in-vuh-keyt]
verb (used with object), in·vo·cat·ed, in·vo·cat·ing. Archaic.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin invocātus (past participle of invocāre to call upon, invoke), equivalent to in- in-2 + vocā(re) to call + -tus past participle suffix

in·voc·a·tive [in-vok-uh-tiv, in-vuh-key-] , adjective
in·vo·ca·tor, noun
un·in·voc·a·tive, adjective
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invocate (ˈɪnvəˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
an archaic word for invoke
 
invocative
 
adj
 
'invocator
 
n

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In vocative is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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