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Added 9 October 2026

evocative

/ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ adjective

Latin root: ēvocātīvus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about evocative at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Serving to bring to mind.
cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note

Origin

From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.

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