appellation
appellations
Appellation means the name or title by which someone is known. Mark Twain is the famous appellation by which everyone remembers author and humorist Samuel Clemens.
An appellation is what people call a person or thing — essentially, its name or title. George Herman Ruth's parents may have known him as George, but the rest of the world knew this famous slugger by his appellation, Babe. If you use the word appellation in a discussion of wine, you'd mean the name of the region or vineyard where the wine originated. Champagne is an appellation for the bubbly white wine that comes from the Champagne region of France.
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identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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synonyms:
appellative, denomination, designation
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types:
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street name
an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods)
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byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
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form of address, title, title of respect
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
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title
an appellation signifying nobility
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Aga, Agha
title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
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Defender of the Faith
a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
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Don
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
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Dona
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
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Frau
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
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Fraulein
a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
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Hakham
a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
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Herr
a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
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Miss
a form of address for an unmarried woman
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Mister, Mr, Mr.
a form of address for a man
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Mrs, Mrs.
a form of address for a married woman
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Ms, Ms.
a form of address for a woman
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Rabbi
a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
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Reverend
a title of respect for a clergyman
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Senor
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
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Senora
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'
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Senorita
a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
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Signora
an Italian title or form of address for a married woman
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Signorina
an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
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Very Reverend
a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)
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Lordship
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
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Ladyship
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
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baronetcy
the title of a baron
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viscountcy
the title of a viscount
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Father, Padre
`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
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type of:
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name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Vocabulary lists containing appellation
This list of warm-up words features common words on the test that you're probably familiar with. Brush up on these words first to make sure that you start off strong while taking the GRE.
Eighteen-year-old Ella Minnow Pea fights to save her family, friends, and neighbors after the local government forbids the use certain letters of the alphabet in written and spoken communications.
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