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appellations

appellations is the plural of appellation.

Meaning of appellation

Noun

appellation (plural appellations)

  1. (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
  2. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

Questions about appellations

What is appellations the plural of?
Appellations is the plural of appellation.

Words near appellations in the dictionary

  1. appellate court
  2. appellate courts
  3. appellate jurisdiction
  4. appellation
  5. appellational
  6. appellations
  7. appellative
  8. appellative noun
  9. appellative nouns
  10. appellatively
  11. appellativeness

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