Standard Lemma guide

appellation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • homophone: Appalachian
  • CMU ARPABET: AE2 P AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, formal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denomination, designation, appellative

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

Narrower terms: street name, nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname, title, title of respect, form of address

History

Etymology

From late Middle English appellacion, from Old French apellatiun, from Latin appellātiō (“a naming”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: benaming — name; designation
  • Dutch: aanduiding — name; designation
  • Finnish: kutsumanimi — name; designation
  • Finnish: liikanimi — name; designation
  • Finnish: nimitys — name; designation
  • German: Benennung — name; designation
  • German: Bezeichnung — name; designation
  • Ido: nomizo — name; designation
  • Ido: nomuro — name; designation
  • Italian: appellazione — name; designation
  • Italian: appellativo — name; designation
  • Japanese: 呼称 (koshou) — name; designation
  • Portuguese: apelação — name; designation
  • Russian: назва́ние (nazvánije) — name; designation
  • Finnish: alkuperäluokitus — indication for wine that describes its geographic origin
  • French: appellation d’origine contrôlée — indication for wine that describes its geographic origin
  • German: Herkunftsbezeichnung — indication for wine that describes its geographic origin
  • Polish: apelacja — indication for wine that describes its geographic origin
  • Portuguese: denominação de origem — indication for wine that describes its geographic origin
Real reading context

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