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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
appellative /əˈpɛlətɪv/

▶adjective formal relating to or denoting the giving of a name. ▶noun Grammar a common noun used as a vocative.

– origin ME: from late L. appellativus, from L. appellat-, appellare (see appeal).

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