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

To the root ud place as an appellative the Obs.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert

Hence appellative words bearing any affinity with the names of the deceased are presently abolished.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Comedy was the general appellative for a play.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

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 Adams, H.C.