APPELLATIONS

Noun

appellations

plural of appellation

Source: Wiktionary


APPELLATION

Ap`pel*la"tion, n. Etym: [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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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