Appellative

//əˈpɛlətɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A common noun.
  2. 2
    identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others wordnet
  3. 3
    An epithet.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to ascribing names. not-comparable

    "as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names"

Adjective
  1. 1
    inclined to or serving for the giving of names wordnet
  2. 2
    pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun wordnet

Synonyms

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appellationappellationbywordcognomencommoncommon

Example

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"as these things of nature, or natures of things, were sometimes deified by the Pagans plainly and nakedly in their own appellative names"

Etymology

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

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appellative nouncommon noun

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