| source : web1913 |
Appellation \Ap`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. appellatio, fr. appellare:
cf. F. appellation. See {Appeal}.]
1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. The act of calling by a name.
3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called
and known; name; title; designation.
They must institute some persons under the
appellation of magistrates. --Hume.
Syn: See {Name}.
| source : wn |
appellation
n : identifying word or words by which someone or something is
called and classified or distinguished from others [syn:
{denomination}, {designation}, {appellative}]