appellation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Etymology

From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

denomination, designation, appellative

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