appellation
Americannoun
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an identifying name or title
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the act of naming or giving a title to
Other Word Forms
- misappellation noun
Etymology
Origin of appellation
1400–50; late Middle English appelacion < Old French < Latin appellātiōn- (stem of appellātiō ) a naming, equivalent to appellāt ( us ) ( appellate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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That got me chastised as “misinformed,” “knee-jerk” and other less polite appellations by various fishing outfits around here.
From Seattle Times
The Berman-Waxman machine — and we’ll stick with that appellation, given its currency — didn’t revolve around greased palms or leveraging public services, like garbage pickup, in exchange for votes.
From Los Angeles Times
“Wines from the better-known American appellations provide a metric against which wines from the rest of America can be measured,” he explained.
From Washington Post
I also questioned the pretense of a suburban Milwaukee subdivision with all manner of French appellations, quoting a reader who called the Midwest “one of the least French spots in the country.”
From New York Times
He wrote: "King George's Sound was the appellation given by the Commodore to this inlet, on our first arrival; but he was afterwards informed that the natives called it Nootka."
From BBC
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