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Meaning of "appellative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APPELLATIVE

appellative  [əˈpɛlətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPELLATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Appellative can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APPELLATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of appellative in the English dictionary

The first definition of appellative in the dictionary is an identifying name or title; appellation. Other definition of appellative is of or relating to a name or title. Appellative is also used as a common noun.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPELLATIVE


ablative
ˈæblətɪv
accumulative
əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv
allative
ˈælətɪv
assimilative
əˈsɪmɪlətɪv
calculative
ˈkælkjʊlətɪv
correlative
kɒˈrɛlətɪv
cumulative
ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv
elative
ˈiːlətɪv
irrelative
ɪˈrɛlətɪv
legislative
ˈlɛdʒɪslətɪv
manipulative
məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv
nonrelative
ˌnɒnˈrɛlətɪv
regulative
ˈrɛɡjʊlətɪv
relative
ˈrɛlətɪv
simulative
ˈsɪmjʊlətɪv
speculative
ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv
stimulative
ˈstɪmjʊlətɪv
superlative
suːˈpɜːlətɪv
unrelative
ʌnˈrɛlətɪv
violative
ˈvaɪələtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPELLATIVE

appease
appeasement
appeaser
appeasingly
appel
appellant
appellate
appellate court
appellation
appellational
appellatively
appellee
appellor
append
appendage
appendant
appendectomies
appendectomy
appendicectomies
appendicectomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPELLATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
narrative
native
negative
operative
qualitative
quantitative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of appellative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «appellative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPELLATIVE

Find out the translation of appellative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of appellative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «appellative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

称谓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apelativo
570 millions of speakers

English

appellative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

appellative
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

appellative
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нарицательное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apelativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংজ্ঞাবাচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appellatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Appellative
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

appellative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

普通名詞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

appellative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pangarepan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phổ thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

appellative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपॉईलेटिव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cins isimle ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appellativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

appellative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прозивне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apelativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσηγορικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benaming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

appellative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

appellative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of appellative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPELLATIVE»

The term «appellative» is normally little used and occupies the 126.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of appellative
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPELLATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «appellative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «appellative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about appellative

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPELLATIVE»

Discover the use of appellative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to appellative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Personal Names in Appellative Use in English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition.
H. O. Östberg, 2013
2
The Theory and Analysis of Drama
Appellative function Conversely, it is true that of all these functions it is the appellative function in particular that is dependent on dialogue and the importance of this function increases in proportion to the degree the dialogue partner is involved ...
Manfred Pfister, 1991
3
The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity
The Appellative Forms (the Vocative and Imperative) of Bulgarian 1. The similarities in grammatical function and form of the appellative expressions, the vocative and the imperative, have long been recognized by linguists. Both expressions ...
Edward Stankiewicz, 1986
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Works
This appellative, whether single- worded or compound, as soon as it has received a definition in form, let it thenceforth, as often as it occurs in the text of the law, of any part of the body of the laws, be distinguished by a peculiar type. 2.
Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring, 1843
5
The Chinese Repository
Shin was undoubtedly the appellative for God in Morrison's version, for he used Shin in every place where 610$ occurred in the original ; but it was nol so used in the version executed by Mr. Gutzlaff and myself. Perhaps it may serve to throw ...
Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams, 1848
6
The Chinese Repository
In order to show that Ti is not an appellative, Dr. Boone quotes De Sacy, who defines appellative nouns as follows: "Other nouns designate beings by the idea of a nature common to all the individuals of a species, such as man, horse, cat, die, ...
7
A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Or South-Indian ...
The agreement between the Dravidian languages and those of the Scythian family with respect to the formation of appellative verbs of this character is complete. Any Dravidian noun and any adjective may be converted into a verb in the more ...
Robert Caldwell, 1856
8
The Works
... to contract an eulogistic signification, as the appellative that has been employed in bringing to view this desire of labour. Industry is this appellative : and thus it is, that, under another name, the desire of wealth has been furnished with a ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
9
Description in Literature and Other Media
On the basis of this criterion, one can distinguish between speaker-oriented or expressive types of description, and reader-oriented or appellative varieties. Whereas in the case of expressive forms (which can be found aplenty in Henry ...
Werner Wolf, Walter Bernhart, 2007
10
A List of the Proper Names occurring in the Old Testament, ...
@533: & 5Tb? [ts'noh-yeem'], Zeboiim, Zeboim; i. q. U'fib'é, compare plural of Appellative '33. “3,7213. [tsiv-ngfihn'], Zibeon; 'versicolour. Compare Appellative 372$. [ts'ooh-ngeern'], Zeboim; hyenas. Compare Appellative 3153?. (113) 52'!
Johann SIMONIS (Professor at Halle.), Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm GESENIUS, 1850

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPELLATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term appellative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Are Our Seas Up for Grabs?
By combining these two definitions much of the fishing even by the artisanal fishing fleet of the country will merit the appellative “deep sea. «Economic and Political Weekly, Jun 15»
2
Michael Knight's car seeks a new owner
The car that earned the appellative of 'fantastic' both in Spain and in Latin America was registered by Universal City Studios in 1984. Despite its popularity, KITT ... «La prensa, Jun 15»
3
KPK appeals BCA pretrial
The KPK is asking an appellative court to annul Haswandi's ruling as it protects Hadi and other individuals who could be implicated in the case ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
4
Hadi questions KPK's authority in BCA tax waiver
... administrative affairs because any decision made by the directorate could be challenged through an appellative mechanism at the tax court. «Jakarta Post, May 15»
5
OIC ruling postpones asset
Cahyo added that the reading of the appellative verdict had been delayed until August to give the court sufficient time to study whether the OIC ... «Jakarta Post, Apr 15»
6
Vicar of Christ, Superstar
... accorded him by Filipinos, I was already thinking of the appellative Superstar for the Vicar of Christ. What brought the multitude to the streets, ... «Philippine Star, Apr 15»
7
Colón offers uneven Neoclassic ballet trilogy
Indeed, the appellative “Neoclassic” is quite vague, and the programme notes by Laura Falcoff make it evident. First, let us think about a rather ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Mar 15»
8
No One Wants to Read Your Legal Writing
You crack Moby-Dick: "In connection with this appellative of 'Whalebone whales,' it is of great importance to mention, that however such a ... «The Recorder, Feb 15»
9
Box Wisely Used IPO Delay To Refocus Strategy, But It Still Has No …
Box's appellative similarity to the most popular consumer cloud sync-and-share service, Dropbox, and its embrace of the freemium pricing ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
10
Pope Francis condemns terrorist attacks and crimes against children …
His appellative originality isn't what makes him appealing, however. What other pope would mark Christmas week by denouncing the Vatican ... «National Post, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Appellative [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/appellative>. Apr 2024 ».
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