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# appellation

noun (appellation, appellations) — formal

«appellation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A name or title given to someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#m1)
2. A protected name for where a wine or food comes from, like Champagne. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#m2)

### In the lessons

Rare formal word in books and food labels. Everyday: «name», «title».

### Examples

- «The Iron Lady» was an appellation given to Margaret Thatcher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x1)
- The cheese has its own appellation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x2)
- He was known by the appellation «Big Tom». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x3)
- The wine label shows its appellation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x4)
- Kings often had appellations like «the Great». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x5)
- Use the right appellation when you write to the mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x6)
- Artemis was worshipped by the Greeks under various appellations, to each of which belonged special characteristics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Formal. Related to «appeal» only in its old Latin root.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appellation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appellation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appellation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appellation.html) on Mova free.