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appellative adjective /əˈpelətɪv/ /əˈpelətɪv/ (formal) jump to other results - relating to the giving of a name
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
appellative noun /əˈpelətɪv/ /əˈpelətɪv/ (specialist) jump to other results - a common noun that is used to address a person or thing, for example ‘mother’ or ‘doctor’
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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