appellation
appellation · appellations
Herkunftsbezeichnung
A name or title by which someone is addressed or identifiedA name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
US/ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/
» But this magnificent appellation was all she gained by her marriage.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, formal)A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
Benennung, Bezeichnung
назва́ниеnazvánije
A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.
Herkunftsbezeichnung
a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown
Examples
1 sentencesBut this magnificent appellation was all she gained by her marriage.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
name; designation:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
name; designation:
indication for wine that describes its geographic origin:
Origin
From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).
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Forms
plural: appellations| Singular | appellation |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others:denominationdesignationappellative