'appellative' definitions:
Definition of 'appellative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
adjective
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" [syn: appellative, naming(a)]
noun
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [syn: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative]