COMPELLATION


Meaning of COMPELLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkäm-pə-ˈlā-shən, -ˌpe- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin compellation-, compellatio, from compellare to address, from com- + -pellare (as in appellare to accost, appeal to)

Date: 1603

1. : an act or action of addressing someone

2. : appellation 1

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