what does appellative mean?
APPELLATIVE as NOUN
- Meaning
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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Hypernyms(s) appellative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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APPELLATIVE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- inclined to or serving for the giving of names
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Usage Example(s)
- the appellative faculty of children
- the appellative function of some primitive rites
Similar To
- Meaning
- pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
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