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ap·pel·la·tion    Audio Help   [ap-uh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a name, title, or designation.
2.appellative (def. 1).
3.the act of naming.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME appelacion < OF < L appellātiōn- (s. of appellātiō) a naming, equiv. to appellāt(us) (see appellate) + -iōn- -ion]
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  appellation
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  cognomen, designation, epithet, handle, label, moniker, name, nickname, title
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  name
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The word or words by which one is called and identified.
Synonyms:  appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, nickname, style, tag, title
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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