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Word: Appellative
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare (see appeal)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɛlətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting the giving of a name.
Short Definition:of giving of name
Word: Appellative
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɛlətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.
Short Definition:common noun, such as 'doctor', 'mother', or 'sir', used as vocative
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