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Definition of appellative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appellative

adjective
 
/əˈpelətɪv/
 
/əˈpelətɪv/
(formal)
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  1. 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’.
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