appellation

/ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/

appellation noun: a name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.

Noun

appellation (plural appellations)

(dated, formal) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
- "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...1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine
- Russian River flows through a country of hill ridges, which in many places are dignifiable with the appellation of mountains.1925, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Handbook of the Indians of California, page 225
A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

பெயர், தனி மனிதருக்கு இட்டழைக்கும் குறிச்சொல், பட்டப்பெயர், இடுபெயர், பதவி, பட்டம்

নাম, উপাধি

സ്ഥാനപ്പേര്, പദവി, അഭിധാനം

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"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.1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine:
Gentlemen of the jury, what is a father, a real father, what does this great word mean, what terribly great idea is contained in this appellation?1990, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., The Brothers Karamazov, North Point Press, →ISBN, page 742:
The first, and (spoiler alert) last, voyage of the Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron is about as close a candidate to the appellation "voyage of the damned" as you're ever likely to get.2019 March 13, Drachinifel, 1:11 from the start, in The Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned, archived from the original on...

plural	appellations

From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).

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What does appellation mean?: Appellation means a name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
What is appellation in Tamil?: Appellation in Tamil is பெயர், தனி மனிதருக்கு இட்டழைக்கும் குறிச்சொல், பட்டப்பெயர். See Appellation meaning in Tamil.
How do you use appellation in a sentence?: "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.
What part of speech is appellation?: Appellation is a noun.
How do you pronounce appellation?: Appellation is pronounced /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of appellation?: The plural of appellation is appellations.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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