| ADJECTIVE | pert | appellative | pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun |
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| all | appellative, naming | inclined to or serving for the giving of names | |
| NOUN | communication | appellative, appellation, denomination, designation | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| Meaning | pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun. | |
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| Spanish | apelativo | |
| Nouns | noun | a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action |
| Meaning | Inclined to or serving for the giving of names. | |
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| Synonym | naming | |
| Broader | denotative, denotive | Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming |
| Spanish | apelativo | |
| Nouns | appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| Meaning | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. | |
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| Synonyms | appellation, denomination, designation | |
| Narrower | nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname | A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
| street name | An alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods) | |
| title, title of respect, form of address | An identifying appellation signifying status or function | |
| title | An appellation signifying nobility | |
| Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| Spanish | apelativo, denominación, título | |
| Catalan | apel·latiu, denominació | |
| Adjectives | appellative | inclined to or serving for the giving of names |
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