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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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evocative
(ɪˈvɒkətɪv) orevocatory
adj
tending or serving to evoke
eˈvocatively adv
eˈvocativeness n
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e•voc•a•tive
(ɪˈvɒk ə tɪv, ɪˈvoʊ kə-)adj.
tending to evoke: perfume evocative of spring.
e•voc′a•tive•ly, adv.
e•voc′a•tive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | evocative - serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" |
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evocative
adjective expressive, moving, striking, revealing, pointed, pregnant, vivid, meaningful, poignant, eloquent, indicative, suggestive Aaron Copland's beautiful and evocative `Appalachian Spring'
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evocative
adjectiveTending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind:
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Translations
مُثير للمَشاعِر، إيحائي
stemningsvækkendesuggestiv
felidézõ
sem kallar fram eîa vekur upp
vyvolávajúci
hayalinde canlandıran
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evocative
[ɪˈvɒkətɪv] adj → évocateur/triceCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
evocative
adj → atmosphärisch; name → wohlklingend; scent can be very evocative → ein Duft kann viele Erinnerungen heraufbeschwören; to be evocative of something → etw heraufbeschwören
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
evocative
[ɪˈvɒkətɪv] adj evocative (of) → evocativo/a (di)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
evoke
(iˈvəuk) verb1. to cause or produce (especially a response, reaction etc). His letter in the newspaper evoked a storm of protest.
2. to bring into the mind. A piece of music can sometimes evoke (memories of) the past.
ˌevoˈcation (evəˈkeiʃn) , (ivouʃkeiʃn) nounevocative (iˈvokətiv) adjective
tending to evoke memories etc.
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