释义
[ ap-uh -ley -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌæp əˈleɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a name, title, or designation.
appellative (def. 1).
the act of naming.
Origin of appellation 1400–50; late Middle English
appelacion <Old French <Latin
appellātiōn- (stem of
appellātiō ) a naming, equivalent to
appellāt (
us ) (see appellate) +
-iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM appellation mis·ap·pel·la·tion, noun Words nearby appellation appeasement, appel, appellant, appellate, appellate division, appellation , appellation contrôlée, appellative, appellee, appellor, 'appen
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Example sentences from the Web for appellation In the U.S. the equivalent of an appellation is called an American Viticultural Area.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving| August 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Maybe then Napa and Sonoma could get the chops to design an appellation regime of integrity.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving| August 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Name Synonyms;
reputation, title, appellation , denomination, repute.
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’ | The Daily Beast| February 8, 2013| DAILY BEAST
I will not recruit others to that evil cause by using that appellation —unless it is well-deserved.
Seeking A Realistic Mature Discussion About "Settlements" | Gil Troy| February 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Frosts in mid-April destroyed nearly 10 percent of the appellation 's crop, with losses as high as 40 percent in some areas.
Bad News for the Bubbly: Champagne Suffers Worst Season in Decades | The Telegraph| August 17, 2012| DAILY BEAST
And at length I, Oinos, speaking some low words, demanded of the shadow its dwelling and its appellation .
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan Poe
It is to this that I reserve especially the appellation of grace.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich Schiller
It is also compounded with Cham, as in Orchamus, a common Babylonish appellation .
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. | Jacob Bryant
It was a movement of sudden restlessness as if that appellation on her lips disturbed him.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell Cullum
So you did, so you did, and may I live to acknowledge that I richly deserve the appellation .
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British Dictionary definitions for appellation noun an identifying name or title
the act of naming or giving a title to
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Words related to appellation moniker, sobriquet, handle, designation, title, epithet, label, nickname