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appellative

ap·pel·la·tive

UK/əˈpɛlətɪv/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun

2.

inclined to or serving for the giving of names

  • “the appellative faculty of children”
  • “the appellative function of some primitive rites”
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noun

1.

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

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From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

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