Definition of appellation

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Appellation (n.) The act of calling by a name.

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Appellation :: Appellation (n.) The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.
Ma''am :: Ma'am (n.) Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation..
Eternal :: Eternal (n.) One of the appellations of God.
Columbia :: Columbia (n.) America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer..
Metronymic :: Metronymic (a.) Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- A metronymic appellation..
Title :: Title (n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc..
Redskin :: Redskin (n.) A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin.
Sobriquet :: Sobriquet (n.) An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.
Soul :: Soul (n.) A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul..
Shrapnel :: Shrapnel (a.) Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army.
Madam :: Madam (n.) A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir..
Saheb :: Saheb (n.) A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank.
Symptom :: Symposium (n.) A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.
Surnamed :: Surname (n.) An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen.
Nominal :: Nominal (n.) A name; an appellation.
Surnominal :: Surname (v. t.) To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.
Appellation :: Appellation (n.) The act of appealing; appeal.
Jesus :: "Jesus (n.) The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation..
Surname :: Surname (n.) A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name..
Appellative :: Appellative (n.) An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
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