evocation
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- noun
- /ˌiːvoʊˈkeɪʃən/
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- The artist's painting is a beautiful evocation of summer afternoons spent in the countryside.
- evocation of memories
- poetic evocation
- evocation of fear
Or you can, if you want another evocation of the Roman city, read Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
- Or you can, if you want another evocation of the Roman city, read Shakespeare's play Coriolanus.
- And I'm particularly grateful for his evocation of those tumultuous and difficult hours in a Walpole prison.
Examples
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The music pours up from my chest in a tangible evocation of pure joy.
Fiction book (2001) -
The original Lindy is a perfect evocation of the swing music of the 1930s-1940s.
Academic text (1999) -
Little has been done to assess the effects of fear states on the evocation of fear memories.
Academic text (1991) -
...herself specifically with feminist politics... ...her works are themselves an evocation of the feminine life.
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I think the song is brilliant in its sort of evocation of what Roger obviously felt about Syd, and certainly, it matches mine.
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Dear Photograph must be one of the most succinct and striking evocations of memory on the internet.
Blog text (24) -
One hopes that Mr. Gore's evocation of a holy war against infidels was unintentional.
Academic text (1997) -
Within the plot itself, evocations of states and of mental activity take precedence over the narration of physical events.
Academic text (1992) -
I've always read the poems, even and especially, the later ones, as an evocation of the joys and sorrows of influence.
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Michelson's evocation of the river as a metaphor for contact and coexistence is deeply rooted in Haudenosaunee history.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A thought or picture you make in your mind
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Making a clear picture in your mind of something, often of the future
A mental picture of a plan or future result
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Etymology
Evocation comes from the Latin evocare, with e- 'out' and vocare 'to call', and it shares the same root as vocal. So an evocation is like 'calling out' a memory or feeling into your mind.