Definitions for appellative

Definitions for (noun) appellative

Main entry: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation

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


Definitions for (adj) appellative

Main entry: naming, appellative

Definition: inclined to or serving for the giving of names

Usage: the appellative faculty of children; the appellative function of some primitive rites


Main entry: appellative

Definition: pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun


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