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Appellation
//ˌæpəˈleɪʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. dated, formal
""I'll not," retorted "Teeter" Nelson, whose first name was Harry, but who had gained his appellation because of a habit he had of "teetering" on his tiptoes when reciting in class. "I've got Peaches all right," and there was a struggle between the two lads, one trying to throw a snowball, and the other trying to prevent him."
- 2 a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown wordnet
- 3 A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.
- 4 identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others wordnet
Etymology
From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).
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