English > appellation: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. |
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| Synonyms | denomination, designation, appellative |
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| Narrower | nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname | A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
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| street name | An alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods) |
| title, title of respect, form of address | An identifying appellation signifying status or function |
| title | An appellation signifying nobility |
| Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
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| Spanish | apelativo, denominación, título |
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| Catalan | apel·latiu, denominació |
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