appellative

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An epithet
A common noun
Of or having to do with ascribing names
Of or having to do with a common noun
{a} common to many or all, general
{n} the name of a whole species
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas
A common name, in distinction from a proper name
inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming
A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie
An appellation or title; a descriptive name
{i} name, designation
Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth
Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a class
appellative
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