evocation
noun
evo·ca·tion
ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən 
ˌe-və-
1
: the act or fact of evoking : summoning: such as
a
: the summoning of a spirit
b
: imaginative recreation
an evocation of the past
Examples of evocation in a Sentence
rich evocations of the sights, sounds, and smells of the carnival
the evocation of a simpler time
Recent Examples on the Web
The film is an evocation of character, place and time, the tempo alternating between moody and lively, like our central odd couple, laconic Benny and chatterbox Kathy.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Miss Flower will mark Torrini’s first solo record in a decade and represents an evocation of a woman’s life reimagined.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 19 June 2024
The novel’s evocation of contemporary troubles—Trump, covid, ecological devastation—endows it with a sense of chaos that is at once limiting and liberating.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The title of this book comes from Aleksandr Pushkin's poetic evocation of the Caucasus as the outsider's romantic dream of freedom.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Miss Flower will mark Torrini’s first solo record in a decade and represents an evocation of a woman’s life reimagined.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 19 June 2024
The novel’s evocation of contemporary troubles—Trump, covid, ecological devastation—endows it with a sense of chaos that is at once limiting and liberating.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
The title of this book comes from Aleksandr Pushkin's poetic evocation of the Caucasus as the outsider's romantic dream of freedom.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
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evocation
noun
evo·ca·tion
ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən
ˌev-ə-
: an act or instance of evoking
Medical Definition
evocation
noun
evo·ca·tion
ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən
ˌev-ə-
ˌev-ə-
: induction sense 3b
specifically
: initiation of development of a primary embryonic axis
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