allocutive
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
allocutive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Relating to the marking of addressees in the grammar of a sentence whether or not they are actants in it.
Usage notes[edit]
- Originally pertaining to Basque gender marking, then extended to similar phenomena in some other languages.
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
allocutive