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ap·pel·la·tion

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–noun

1.	a name, title, or designation.

2.	appellative (def. 1).

3.	the act of naming.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME appelacion < OF < L appellātiōn- (s. of appellātiō) a naming, equiv. to appellāt(us) (see appellate) + -iōn- -ion

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ap·pel·la·tion Audio Help (āp'ə-lā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

A name, title, or designation.
A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
The act of naming.

[Middle English appelacion, from Old French appelation, from Latin appellātiō, appellātiōn-, from appellātus, past participle of appellāre, to entreat; see appeal. Sense 2, from French appellation (d'origine contrôlée), (registered vintage) trade name, from appellation, trade name, from Old French appelation.]

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appellation
noun
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

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Appellation

Ap`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.]

1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] --Spenser.

2. The act of calling by a name.

3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.

They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. --Hume.

Syn: See Name.

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