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
He fixed upon a beautiful woman of Blois, named Cassandre, whose Greek appellative, it is said, was her principal attraction in his fancy.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
And it is certain that all proper or individual names have been originally appellative or general.”
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Why Mister Gallagher, where did you learn that respectful appellative?
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
This familiar appellative had followed him into the army.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton
