Associations to the word «Appellation»

Wiktionary

APPELLATION, noun. (formal or dated) A name, title, or designation.
APPELLATION, noun. An indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

Dictionary definition

APPELLATION, noun. Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.