Appellative and Designative

Appellative

Appellative adjective - Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.
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Designative and appellative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Designative" instead an adjective "Appellative".

Nearby Word: appellation

Designative

Designative adjective - Serving to designate.
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Synonyms for Designative

Appellative and designative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appellative" instead an adjective "Designative".
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