Appellative - Definition
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: appellative, naming(a)]
n 1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is
called and classified or distinguished from others [syn:
appellation, denomination, designation,
appellative]