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1. Inclined to or serving for the giving of names
   "the appellative function of some primitive rites";
   - naming
    
2. Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun

1. Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
   - appellation, denomination, designation

Derived forms: appellatives

See also: denotative, denotive

Type of: name

Encyclopedia: Appellative