Appellative

  • 11appellative — 1. adjective a) Of or having to do with a common noun. b) Of or having to do with ascribing names. 2. noun a) A common noun. b) An epithet …

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  • 12appellative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The word or words by which one is called and identified: appellation, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title. Slang: handle, moniker. See SPECIFIC, WORDS …

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  • 13appellative — ap·pel·la·tive || É™ pelÉ™tɪv n. name, designation …

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  • 14appellative — [ə pɛlətɪv] adjective formal relating to or denoting the giving of a name. noun Grammar a common noun used as a vocative. Origin ME: from late L. appellativus, from L. appellat , appellare (see appeal) …

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  • 15appellative — ap·pel·la·tive …

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  • 16appellative — /əˈpɛlətɪv/ (say uh peluhtiv) noun 1. a common noun as opposed to a proper name. 2. a descriptive name; a designation, as Odd in Odd John. –adjective 3. relating to a common noun. 4. designative; descriptive. –appellatively, adverb …

  • 17appellative —   n. & a. Grammar, common (noun) …

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  • 18appellative — adj. 1 naming. 2 Gram. (of a noun) that designates a class; common. Etymology: LL appellativus (as APPEAL, ATIVE) …

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  • 19Norman Toponymy — refers to all place names in Normandy. Some belong to the common heritage of the Langue d oïl extension zone in northern France and Belgium; this is called Pre Normanic. Others contains Old Norse and Old English male names and toponymic… …

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  • 20naming — I noun 1. the verbal act of naming the part he failed was the naming of state capitals • Derivationally related forms: ↑name • Hypernyms: ↑speech act • Hyponyms: ↑acrophony, ↑ …

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