"appellation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-appellation.ogg Forms: appellations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|appellacion}} Middle English appellacion, {{der|en|fro|apellatiun}} Old French apellatiun, {{der|en|la|appellātiō||a naming}} Latin appellātiō (“a naming”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} appellation (plural appellations)
  1. (formal or dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation. Tags: dated, formal Translations (name; designation): kutsumanimi (Finnish), liikanimi (Finnish), nimitys (Finnish), Benennung [feminine] (German), Bezeichnung [feminine] (German), nomizo (Ido), nomuro (Ido), appellazione [feminine] (Italian), appellativo [masculine] (Italian), 呼称 (koshou) (Japanese), apelação [feminine] (Portuguese), назва́ние (nazvánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-appellation-en-noun-vLGBSR0J Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 31 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 35 33 19 Disambiguation of 'name; designation': 90 10
  2. A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin. Translations (indication for wine that describes its geographic origin): alkuperäluokitus (Finnish), appellation d’origine contrôlée [feminine] (French), Herkunftsbezeichnung [feminine] (German), apelacja [feminine] (Polish), denominação de origem [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-appellation-en-noun-Opt3vDs4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 31 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 35 33 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'indication for wine that describes its geographic origin': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: appellational Related terms: appellation contrôlée

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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