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Meanings of appellation in English
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
Synonyms
Examples for "designation"
Examples for "designation"
1
It questions why we need gender designation, offering a gender neutral 'per'.
2
Institute of technology designation will, of course, attract industry to a region.
3
Every new PC purchased this year, for instance, must carry the designation.
4
Observe the difference in the designation given him in the two parts.
5
This last is the most common designation of the Buddha in China.
1
The interpretation of its meaning, however, often varies from denomination to denomination.
2
Bishop in the African Methodist Church and a power in that denomination.
3
He continues to rank all mankind under the general denomination of Gilbert.
4
She was amused to see that it asked for her religious denomination.
5
Some kind of a strange fringe denomination, something about the end times.
1
By the way, this self-same appellative, Pandora, has been bestowed upon vessels.
2
Upon the other was bestowed the equally desirable appellative of Cornelia.
3
Why,' said the prof, 'to employ a vulgarism, perspicuity is my penultimate appellative.'
4
Wily Will justified his appellative; for, after suspicion arose, he was seen no more.
5
This dreadful appellative, "a murderer," made my very blood run cold within me.
Usage of appellation in English
1
SOCRATES: There is no difficulty in explaining the other appellation of Athene.
2
The make-up of the Rabbinical Commission did not fully justify its appellation.
3
The master never resented this appellation, and took it in good humor.
4
I thought it was the author to whom persons gave that appellation.
5
He is known by that appellation throughout the cantons and their allies.
6
She received the appellation there of Assistant Astronomer, with a moderate salary.
7
The remaining six, including carbon, silicon, sulphur, have not any general appellation.
8
This appellation too had been applied to Him by the prophet Daniel.
9
They had never heard the appellation applied to me by any man.
10
To deserve so learned an appellation, it must possess a genuine importance.
11
I thought she had outgrown this childish, though affectionate appellation of disrespect.
12
Dorn's reaction to this appellation was discomfiting and painful for the soldier.
13
His companion, the 'Herald' correspondent, was known by a less dignified appellation.
14
We find it as the usual appellation in the Gospels, as is natural.
15
The origin of this polite appellation is its rise in the Ivanovskoi Lake.
16
But I suspect the Linnaean Society will not approve your appellation.
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Translations for appellation
Catalan
Spanish
Appellation through the time
Appellation across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common