EVOCATION

evocation

(noun) imaginative re-creation

evocation, induction, elicitation

(noun) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”

evocation, summoning

(noun) calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

evocation (countable and uncountable, plural evocations)

The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

Source: Wiktionary


Ev`o*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. evocatio: cf. F. Ă©vocation.]

Definition: The act of calling out or forth. Sir. T. Browne. The evocation of that better spirit. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 January 2025

RESURGE

(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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