Added 1 October 2026
call
/kɔːl/ noun
In Latin: vocō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about call at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A telephone connection.
she reported several anonymous calls
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A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course.
he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
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A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.
the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
verb
Origin
From Middle English callen, from Old English ċeallian (“to call, shout”) and Old Norse kalla (“to call; shout; refer to as; name”); both from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *golH-so- (“voice, cry”), from *gel(H)- (“to vocalize, call, shout”). * Scots call, caw, ca (“to call, cry, shout”) * Dutch kallen (“to chat, talk”) * German Low German kallen (“to speak, talk”) * Swedish kalla (“to call, refer to, beckon”) * Norwegian kalle (“to call, name”) * Danish kalde (“to call, name”) * Icelandic kalla (“to call, shout, name”) * Welsh galw (“to call, demand”)
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