appellation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæpɪˈleɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ap′ə lā′shən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•pel•la•tion /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an identifying name, title, or designation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•pel•la•tion  (ap′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a name, title, or designation.
  2. appellative (def. 1).
  3. the act of naming.
  • Latin appellātiōn- (stem of appellātiō) a naming, equivalent. to appellāt(us) (see appellate) + -iōn- -ion
  • Old French
  • late Middle English appelacion 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appellation / ˌæpɪˈleɪʃən/
  1. an identifying name or title
  2. the act of naming or giving a title to
'appellation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AC - AOC - Man of Sorrows - appellation contrôlée - appellative - compellation - designation - epithet - lord - name - paean - style - title - weird

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