denominative
Adjective
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Adjective
denominative (not comparable)
- Being a name.
- 1885, William Philo Clark, The Indian Sign Language (page 283)
- From the fact that this was the most noticeable feature in their costume, the name came naturally to be the denominative term of the tribe.
- 1885, William Philo Clark, The Indian Sign Language (page 283)
- Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.
- 1678, J. Hawkins, Cocker's Arithm. ii. 29
- The least denominative part of time is a second.
- 1678, J. Hawkins, Cocker's Arithm. ii. 29
- (grammar) Deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb destruct from the noun destruction.
- (grammar) denominal
- French: dénominal
- Italian: denominale, denominativo
- Spanish: denominativo
- Russian: нарица́тельный
denominative (plural denominatives)
- A word, often a verb, that is derived from a noun or adjective.
- French: dénominal
- Italian: denominale, denominativo
- Spanish: denominativo
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