Appellation
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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
Example
More examples"When we speak of poetry, we do not fear to commend this species of composition, regardless of the miserable trash that from month to month finds its way from the press under the appellation of poetry."
Etymology
From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).
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