[uh-pel-uh-tiv] 
| 1. | a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald. |
| 2. | a common noun. |
| 3. | designative; descriptive. |
| 4. | tending toward or serving for the assigning of names: the appellative function of some primitive rites. |
| 5. | pertaining to a common noun. |
| ap·pel·la·tive (ə-pěl'ə-tĭv) adj.
[Middle English, common (noun), from Old French appelatif, from Late Latin appelātīvus, from Latin appellātus, past participle of appellāre, to call upon, entreat; see appeal.] ap·pel'la·tive·ly adv. |
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