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ap·pel·la·tive    Audio Help   (ə-pěl'ə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the assignment of names.
  2. Grammar Of or relating to a common noun.

n.   A name or descriptive epithet.


[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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