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Synonyms for appellation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ap-uh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæp əˈleɪ ʃən

Définition of appellation

Origin :
  • late 15c., "action of appealing" (to a higher authority), from Old French apelacion (13c.), from Latin appellationem (nominative appellatio) "an addressing, accosting; an appeal; a name, title," noun of action from past participle stem of appellare (see appeal). Meaning "designation, name given to a person, thing, or class" is from mid-15c., from a sense also found in Middle French appeler.
  • noun name
Example sentences :
  • This youth was named Cooper, and was never called by any other appellation in the ship.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The more I study the greater I think is its claim to the appellation of divine.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • I know that Pheidias is a sculptor, and that Homer is a poet; but what appellation is given to Protagoras?
  • Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
  • By Hera, Socrates, if ever any one deserved the appellation "beautiful and good," you are that man!
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • More than ever the lad felt his appellation of The Wolf was well deserved.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Chao Mêng-fu—known also under the appellation of TzuÅ­-ang—was born in 1254.
  • Extract from : « Chinese Painters » by Raphael Petrucci
  • Any appellation preceded by the adjective theoretical fitted them snugly.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • Portrait of Utenbogaerd, known under the appellation of the "Gold Weigher."
  • Extract from : « Rembrandt and His Works » by John Burnet
  • Sanchez smiled ruefully, as he had once before, at Jan's appellation for the community.
  • Extract from : « Wind » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • In my present humour I was far from disputing the appellation.
  • Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

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