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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke