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anyone of equal calibre to Julia in artistic sensibility.
call v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out,
Colloq holler: I heard someone calling my name. 2 name,
designate, denote, denominate, term, style, nickname, label,
title, entitle, tag, identify, dub, christen, baptize: My real
name is Angus, but they call me Scotty. A person from Glasgow is
called a Glaswegian. 3 call up, telephone, phone, ring (up),
dial, Colloq buzz: As it's her birthday, I must call my mother
in Australia. Don't call us, we'll call you. 4 summon, invite,
assemble, convoke, convene, bid, gather, collect, muster, rally:
From the minaret, the muezzin was calling the faithful to
prayer. Many are called but few are chosen. 5 visit, attend;
call in; call on: My great aunt Frederica came to call last
Sunday. 6 awake, awaken, wake up, rouse, Colloq Brit knock up:
Please call me at six. 7 call down. a appeal to, invoke,
petition, request, entreat, supplicate: He called down the
wrath of God on the Philistines. b reprimand, chastise,
castigate, upbraid, scold, reprove, rebuke: He was called down
for having left the house after curfew. 8 call for. a demand,
request, ask for, order, require, claim: The people in room 429
have called for clean towels. The problem calls for your urgent
attention. b pick up, fetch, come for, get, accompany, Colloq
collect: I'll call for you at seven o'clock. 9 call forth.
summon, invoke, draw on or upon, evoke; elicit, inspire: Susan
called forth all her courage and faced her accusers. He failed
to call forth much enthusiasm in his listeners. 10 call on or
upon. a request of, entreat, ask, address; apostrophize: The
teacher called on me today to recite Hamlet's soliloquy. b
supplicate, apostrophize, appeal to: He called on ’olus, god of
the winds, for a fair breeze to carry his ship home. c visit:
The vicar called on us when we first moved in. 11 call off.
cancel; discontinue; postpone: The picnic has been called off
because of rain. 12 call up. a summon, enlist, recruit,
conscript, US draft: Father was called up as soon as war was
declared. b call, telephone, phone, ring (up): Call me up
sometime.
--n. 13 shout, cry, yell, whoop, Colloq holler: I'll be out in
the garden, so give me a call if you want me. 14 summons,
invitation, bidding, notice, notification, order, request,
demand, command; telephone call, phone call, Brit ring; Colloq
tinkle: She received a call to report at once for duty. 15