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Added 2 October 2026

appellative

/əˈpɛlətɪv/ adjective

In Latin: appellativus Wiktionary

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Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.
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Of or pertaining to ascribing names.
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noun

A common noun.
An epithet.
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Origin

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

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