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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, a. [L. appellativus, fr.
     appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.]
     1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive
        denomination; denominative; naming. --Cudworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a
        class.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, n. [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.]
     1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common
        name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or
        species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is
        the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and
        vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth.
        A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single
        thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the
              Defender of them.                     --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, a. [L. appellativus, fr.
     appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.]
     1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive
        denomination; denominative; naming. --Cudworth.
  
     2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a
        class.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, n. [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.]
     1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common
        name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or
        species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is
        the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and
        vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth.
        A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single
        thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.
  
     2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
  
              God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the
              Defender of them.                     --Jer. Taylor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  appellative
       adj 1: pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
       2: inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the
          appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative
          function of some primitive rites" [syn: naming(a)]
       n : identifying word or words by which someone or something is
           called and classified or distinguished from others [syn:
           appellation, denomination, designation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  appellative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr appellatif)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la appellātīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  appellative
     a.
     1 (lb en grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common
  noun.
     2 Of or pertaining to ascribing name.
     n.
     1 a common noun
     2 an epithet

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  appellative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr appellatif)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la appellātīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  appellative
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr appellatif)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la appellātīvus  voc m s)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/
  الاسم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  appellative //əˈpɛlətɪv// 
  нарицателен

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/ 
  pojmenovávací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/ 
  pojmenovací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/
  apelativum

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/
  Bezeichnung , Benennung 
     Synonym: appellation
  
   see: appellations, appellatives
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/
  Gattungsname , Gattungsbegriff  [ling.]
     Synonyms: common noun, generic name, generic appellation
  
   see: common nouns, generic names, generic appellations, appellatives
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  appellative //əˈpɛlətɪv// 
  appellatiivinen 2.
  of or pertaining to a common noun
   3.
  of or pertaining to ascribing names

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  appellative //əˈpɛlətɪv// 
  epiteetti
  epithet

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  appellative /ɐpˈɛlətˌɪv/
  1. cins isim
  2. lakap, mahlâs, unvan
  3. cins isme ait
  4. tanımlayıcı, tavsif edici.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 名称的,通称的;
  n. 通称名词,普通名词,称呼;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 名称的,通称的
     n. 通称名词,普通名词,称呼

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