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
The younger brother softened at the old appellative; he composed his ruffled feathers, and went at it more submissively.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William
In the above Sansc. var, to moisten, to water, is contained, as I take it, the root of the Finnic wirta, a river, the only appellative I can find for the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The only appellative for a river which I find derived from its sound is the Sanscrit nadi, Hind. nuddy, from nad, sonare.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
