1. (

• appellation ,
• denomination ,
• designation ,
• appellative

) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others ;

1. (

• appellative

) pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun ;

2. (

• appellative ,
• naming

) inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" ;