Appellation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Appellation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appellation n identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others Synonym(s): appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Appellation \Ap`pella"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}.