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Appellative

adjective
1.
Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun.
2.
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.  Synonym: naming.  "The appellative function of some primitive rites"





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"Appellative" Quotes from Famous Books



... opinion of most persons, than any other of which the country boasts. It is much worn by the females; sometimes in wreaths, and various combinations, along with the bunga tanjong, and frequently the unblown buds are strung in imitation of rows of pearls. It should be remarked that the appellative bunga, or flower, (pronounced bungo in the south-western parts of Sumatra), is almost ever prefixed to the proper name, as buah is to fruits. There is also the malati china (Nyctanthes multiflora); the elegant bunga malati ...
— The History of Sumatra - Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And - Manners Of The Native Inhabitants • William Marsden


Words linked to "Appellative" :   noun, street name, title of respect, name, denotive, cognomen, moniker, byname, title, sobriquet, denotative, soubriquet, nickname, form of address


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