Appellation Definition

ăpə-lāshən
appellations
noun
appellations
A name, title, or designation.
American Heritage
The act of calling by a name.
Webster's New World
A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district.
American Heritage
A name or title that describes or identifies a person or thing; designation.
Webster's New World
The act of naming.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Appellation

Noun

Singular:
appellation
Plural:
appellations

Origin of Appellation

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Old French apellatiun, from the Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).

    From Wiktionary

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