appellation

ap·pel·la·tion

A0376400 (ăp′ə-lā′shən)n.1. A name, title, or designation.2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.3. The act of naming.

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[Middle English appelacion, from Old French appelation, from Latin appellātiō, appellātiōn-, from appellātus, past participle of appellāre, to entreat; see appeal. Sense 2, from French appellation (d'origine contrôlée), (registered vintage) trade name, from appellation, trade name, from Old French appelation.]

appellation

(ˌæpɪˈleɪʃən) n1. an identifying name or title2. the act of naming or giving a title to

ap•pel•la•tion

(ˌæp əˈleɪ ʃən)

n. an identifying name, title, or designation. [1400–50; late Middle English < Old French < Latin appellātiō]

Thesaurus

Noun

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appellation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from othersappellative, designation, denominationname - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"street name - an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon"byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"

appellation

noun (Formal) name, term, style, title, address, description, designation, epithet, sobriquet They called him the King of Pork. He never minded the appellation.

appellation

nounThe word or words by which one is called and identified:appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title.Slang: handle, moniker.

Translations

κατονομασίαnomcognome