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evocative (adj.)

1650s, "tending to call forth," from Late Latin evocativus "pertaining to summoning," from Latin evocatus, past participle of evocare "call out; rouse, summon," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + vocare "to call," which is related to vox (genitive vocis) "voice" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak").

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Definitions of evocative from WordNet

evocative (adj.)
serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson;
Synonyms: redolent / remindful / reminiscent / resonant
From wordnet.princeton.edu