appellative

n. பொதுப்பெயர், ஒருகுழுவினத்தைச் சார்ந்த ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் அல்லது ஒவ்வொன்றுக்கும் வழங்கத்தக்க பெயர், இடுபெயர், (பெ.) ஒருவகுப்பைக் குறிப்பிடுகிற, பொதுவான பெயரீட்டுக்குரிய.

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Ap*pel"la*tive, a. Etym: [L. appellativus, fr. appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.] 1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. Cudworth. 2. (gram.) Defn: Common, as opposed to proper; denominative of a class. Ap*pel"la*tive, n. Etym: [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.] 1. A common name, distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie. 2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name. God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them. Jer. Taylor.

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