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adjective
3.
designative; descriptive.
4.
tending toward or serving for the assigning of names: the appellative function of some primitive rites.
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pertaining to a common noun.
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Appellatively
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| appellative (əˈpɛlətɪv) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an identifying name or title; appellation |
| 2. | grammar another word for common noun |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to a name or title |
| 4. | (of a proper noun) used as a common noun |
| ap'pellatively | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
appellative
1510s, from L. appellativus, from appellatus, pp. of appellare (see appeal). As a noun, attested from 1590s.
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