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- Dictionaryap·pel·la·tion/ˌapəˈlāSHən/
noun
- 1. an appellation contrôlée: "about 20 percent of French wines with an appellation come from Alsace"
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The meaning of APPELLATION is an identifying name or title : designation. How to use appellation in a sentence. Did you know?
(Definition of appellation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of appellation. appellation. It sounds like the very polite appellation of an earnest speaker trying not to offend on a topic which they quite possibly find offensive. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
An appellation is what people call a person or thing — essentially, its name or title. George Herman Ruth's parents may have known him as George, but the rest of the world knew this famous slugger by his appellation, Babe.
formal us / ˌæp.əˈleɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌæp.əˈleɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. a name or title: As a child, he received the appellation " Mouse ." Synonym. designation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Names and titles. A.N. Other. age. aka. alias. aptly named. first name. forename. form of address. given name. good name. pen name. pet name.
Appellation definition: a name, title, or designation.. See examples of APPELLATION used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. an identifying name or title 2. the act of naming or giving a title to.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of appellation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
appellation meaning, definition, what is appellation: a name or title: Learn more.
appellation in American English. (ˌæpəˈleɪʃən ) noun. 1. the act of calling by a name. 2. a name or title that describes or identifies a person or thing; designation. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
