avocative

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• Avocative — A*vo ca*tive ([.a]*v[=o] k[.a]*t[i^]v), a. Calling off. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Avocative — A*vo ca*tive, n. That which calls aside; a dissuasive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English