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appellative
adjective
noun
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
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əˈpɛlətɪv
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adjective
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
“the appellative faculty of children”
adjective
pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
noun
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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the appellative faculty of children
the appellative function of some primitive rites
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