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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley