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appellative
[ uh-pel-uh-tiv ]
/ əˈpɛl ə tɪv /
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noun
a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald.
a common noun.
adjective
designative; descriptive.
tending toward or serving for the assigning of names: the appellative function of some primitive rites.
pertaining to a common noun.
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Origin of appellative
OTHER WORDS FROM appellative
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British Dictionary definitions for appellative
appellative
/ (əˈpɛlətɪv) /
noun
an identifying name or title; appellation
grammar another word for common noun
adjective
of or relating to a name or title
(of a proper noun) used as a common noun
Derived forms of appellative
appellatively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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