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 Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:52 am
appellation • ap-uh-LAY-shun • noun
*1 : an identifying name or title : designation
2 archaic : the act of calling by a name
3 : a geographical name used to identify wine
Example Sentence:
We used to call him "Danny," but he recently let us know that he prefers the appellation "Daniel."
Did you know?
Ask a Frenchman named "Jacques" his name, and you may very well get the reply, "Je m'appelle Jacques." The French verb "appeller" means "to call (by a name)," so Jacques' answer literally translates to "I call myself Jacques." Knowing the function of "appeller" makes it easy to remember that "appellation" refers to the name or title by which something is called or known. "Appeller" and "appellation" also share a common ancestor -- the Latin "appellare," meaning "to call or summon," formed by combining the prefix "ad-" ("to") with another verb, "pellere" ("to drive"). "Appellare" is also the root of our word "appeal" (by way of Anglo-French and Middle English), as well as "appellate," referring to a kind of court where appeals are heard.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:54 am
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:26 am
the appellation doe our former home was the Appalachians
(not too far from 3 Rivers, Uadzit!)
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