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
This familiar appellative had followed him into the army.
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Comedy was the general appellative for a play.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
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 Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
