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appellation

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ap⋅pel⋅la⋅tion

  [ap-uh-ley-shuhn]
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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   (āp'ə-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A name, title, or designation.

  2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.

  3. 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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