appellative
noun
1 appellative
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
synonyms: appellation, denomination, designation.
Dutch: benaming
Polish: zwrot
adjective
1 appellative
Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun.
2 appellative
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names:
— The appellative faculty of children.
— The appellative function of some primitive rites.
synonym: naming.
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