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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.
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2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a
class.
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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.
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2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
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God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the
Defender of them. --Jer. Taylor.
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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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