nomen appellativum
"Nomen appellativum" is a Latin term commonly used in grammar and linguistics to refer to a type of noun.
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Definition
C2Grammar
(technical, academic)A noun that denotes a general category or class of things rather than a unique entity.
Example
- In the sentence 'The dog barked,' 'dog' is a nomen appellativum.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "nomen appellativum":
nominative casenominativus pendensnominative absolutecommon name