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Definition of appellation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appellation

noun
 
/ˌæpəˈleɪʃn/
 
/ˌæpəˈleɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. a name or title
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin appellatio(n-), from the verb appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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