appellative
Example Sentences
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Now a taxidermied water buffalo head — the ox — watches from above the bar, while the appellative bull is represented across from it in gleaming metal.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
We had not yet shown ourselves, and Wabberley continued shouting, sometimes, "Ahoy!" sometimes my name, always prefixing the respectful appellative "master," and not calling me plain "Brent," as Hoggett had done.
From Palm Tree Island by Herbert Strang
Such, however, is not the case, George being his only Christian appellative.
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by H.C. Adams
Comedy was the general appellative for a play.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
