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单词 appellation
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appellation

(æpəleɪʃən)
Word forms: plural appellations
countable noun
An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
[formal]
He earned the appellation 'rebel priest.'
Synonyms: name, term, style, title More Synonyms of appellation

appellation in British English

(ˌæpɪˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
an identifying name or title
2. 
the act of naming or giving a title to

appellation in American English

(ˌæpəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act of calling by a name
2. 
a name or title that describes or identifies a person or thing; designation
Word origin
L appellatio < pp. of appellare, appeal

Examples of 'appellation' in a sentence
appellation

The dolts - his Italian appellation was considerably more expressive - had omitted the year.
Low, Ona MURKY SHALLOWS (2002)
The wash-house," I added, not knowing which appellation was familiar to her.
Kallen, Lucille C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (2002)
He knew --- or at least he felt, instinctively --- that it'd had a person's appellation.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
I saw no reason to admit that I had also forgotten that ridiculous appellation.
Elizabeth Peters LORD OF THE SILENT (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
a name or title
(formal) 
We were known by the appellation of `green coats'.
Synonyms
name
I don't even know if Sullivan is his real name.
term
What's the medical term for a heart attack?
style
title
She has been awarded the title Professor.
address
description
his description of the country as a `police state'
designation
Level 4 alert is a designation reserved for very serious incidents.
epithet
players who fitted their manager's epithet of `headless chickens'
sobriquet

Additional synonyms

in the sense of description
Definition
the act of describing
his description of the country as a `police state'
Synonyms
calling,
naming,
branding,
labelling,
dubbing,
designation
in the sense of designation
Definition
something that designates, such as a name
Level 4 alert is a designation reserved for very serious incidents.
Synonyms
name,
title,
label,
description,
tag,
denomination,
epithet,
byname
in the sense of epithet
Definition
a word or short phrase used to describe someone or something
players who fitted their manager's epithet of `headless chickens'
Synonyms
name,
title,
description,
tag,
nickname,
designation,
appellation (formal),
sobriquet,
moniker or monicker (slang)

Nearby words of
appellation

  • appearance
  • appease
  • appeasement
  • appellation
  • append
  • appendage
  • appendix

Synonyms of 'appellation'

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