appellation

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ap=pel=la=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

appellation, n. [L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.].

•  The act of appealing; appeal.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]
•  The act of calling by a name.  [1913 Webster]
•  The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.  [1913 Webster]

  "They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- See Name.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

appellation, n. formal a name or title; nomenclature.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L appellatio -onis (as APPEAL, -ATION)

THESAURUS

appellation

appellative, baptism, binomen, binomial name, byword, calling, christening, cognomen, cryptonym, definition, denomination, designation, empty title, epithet, eponym, euonym, handle, honorific, hyponym, identification, label, moniker, name, namesake, naming, nicknaming, nomen, nomen nudum, proper name, proper noun, scientific name, secret name, style, styling, tag, tautonym, terming, title, trinomen, trinomial name