evocative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ēvocātīvus (“pertaining to summoning”). By surface analysis, evoke + -ative.
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Adjective[edit]
evocative (comparative more evocative, superlative most evocative)
- That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
- 1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 127f.:
- Using loose but evocative language, one might say that player 2 is threatening to play if player 1 plays .
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that evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood or image; redolent or reminiscent
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evocative