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Meanings of common noun phrase in English

Russian
нарицательное
Spanish
apelativo

Noun (or noun phrase) that primarily refers to a class of entities or instances.

      нарицательное
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      Examples for "appellative"
      Examples for "appellative"
      1
      By the way, this self-same appellative, Pandora, has been bestowed upon vessels.
      Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
      2
      Upon the other was bestowed the equally desirable appellative of Cornelia.
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 / A Maga...
      3
      Why,' said the prof, 'to employ a vulgarism, perspicuity is my penultimate appellative.'
      Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star o...
      4
      Wily Will justified his appellative; for, after suspicion arose, he was seen no more.
      Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2
      5
      This dreadful appellative, "a murderer," made my very blood run cold within me.
      Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
      1
      It means hero the common noun, not Hero the proper name.
      Infelice
      2
      It's all 'indicative mood, common noun, third person, singular number, and agrees with John.'
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
      3
      Thus whenever we use any common noun, e.g.
      A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1
      4
      On the other hand, many comedies have a common noun as their title: l'Avare, le Joueur, etc.
      Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
      5
      Since "referendum" is a common noun it can have no participial form and so cannot be a gerund.
      The Irish Times