appellation

«appellation» in Mova's school dictionary: A name or title given to someone or something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (appellation, appellations) — formal

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A name or title given to someone or something. tree →

2) A protected name for where a wine or food comes from, like Champagne. tree →

sense in the lessons

Rare formal word in books and food labels. Everyday: «name», «title».

examples

• «The Iron Lady» was an appellation given to Margaret Thatcher. tree →
• The cheese has its own appellation. tree →
• He was known by the appellation «Big Tom». tree →
• The wine label shows its appellation. tree →
• Kings often had appellations like «the Great». tree →
• Use the right appellation when you write to the mayor. tree →
• Artemis was worshipped by the Greeks under various appellations, to each of which belonged special characteristics. tree →

note

Countable. Formal. Related to «appeal» only in its old Latin root.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «appellation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.