Synonyms for Appellative
Definition of appellative
adjective
- pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
- inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
noun
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
6 synonyms found
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