Dictionary Definition
appellative adj
1 pertaining to or dealing with or used as a
common noun
2 inclined to or serving for the giving of names;
"the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of
some primitive rites" [syn: naming(a)] n :
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called
and classified or distinguished from others [syn: appellation, denomination, designation]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
appellative- In the context of "grammar": Of or having to do with a common noun.
- Of or having to do with ascribing names.
Noun
appellative- A common noun.
- An epithet.