Dictionary.com Word of the Day - appellation

appellation \ap-uh-LAY-shun\, noun: 1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. 2. The act of naming. For as long as Olympia can remember, her mother has been referred to, within her hearing and without, as an invalid -- an appellation that does not seem to distress her mother and indeed appears to be one she herself cultivates. -- Anita Shreve, Fortune's Rocks A communist or a revolutionary, for example, would likely readily accept and admit that he is in fact a communist or a revolutionary. Indeed, many would doubtless take particular pride in claiming either of those appellations for themselves. -- Bruce Hoffman, Inside Terrorism I feel honored by yet undeserving of the appellation "novelist." I am merely a craftsperson, a cabinetmaker of texts and occasionally, I hope, a witness to our times. -- Francine Du Plessix Gray, "I Write for Revenge Against Reality", New York Times, September 12, 1982 Appellation comes from Latin appellatio, from appellare, "to name." delicious.com/readersinfo | friendfeed.com/readersinfo | onlinereadersinfo.blogspot.com | petergraphics.blogspot.com | petergraphics.com/wp | petergraphics.wordpress.com | readersinfo.blog.com | readersinfo.com/bbpress | readersinfo.livejournal.com | readersinfo.multiply.com/journal | readersinfo.tumblr.com | readersinfo.typepad.com | readersinfo.xanga.com | twitter.com/readersinfo | readersinfo.blog.com | readersinfo.blogetery.com

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