Appellative (adj)
a-pel-a-tiv
designative; descriptive.
First recorded around 1375–1425 and comes via late Middle English from the Late Latin word appellātīvus.
Example sentences
“The appellative name “The Big Apple” has been permanently bestowed on New York.”
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