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appellation

ap·pel·la·tion [ àppə láysh'n ] (plural ap·pel·la·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
name or title: the name or title by which something or somebody is known ( formal )

[15th century. Via French "naming" < Latin appellation-< appellare (see appeal)]
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