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appellative

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈpɛlətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə pel′ə tiv)

ap•pel•la•tive (ə pel′ə tiv),USA pronunciation n.

a descriptive name or designation, as Bald in Charles the Bald.
Grammara common noun.

adj.

designative;
descriptive.
tending toward or serving for the assigning of names:the appellative function of some primitive rites.
Grammarpertaining to a common noun.

Late Latin appellātīvus. See appellate, -ive
Middle French)
late Middle English (1375–1425

ap•pel′la•tive•ly, adv.
ap•pel′la•tive•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

appellative /əˈpɛlətɪv/ n

an identifying name or title; appellation
another word for common noun

adj

of or relating to a name or title
(of a proper noun) used as a common noun

apˈpellatively adv

'appellative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

antonomasia - appellation

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