appellative

noun

Definition of appellativenext
as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known the brochure had advertised a sandy beach, but we didn't see anything that remotely merited that appellative

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  1. moniker
  2. name
  3. title
  4. nomenclature
  5. appellation
  6. epithet
  7. designation
  8. nickname
Noun
  • Starting in 1984, Chris and Rich played with a revolving cast of band members under the band’s new moniker, Mr. Crowe’s Garden, named after the children’s book, Johnny Crow’s Garden.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Frampton released his most recent album, Ugly, under his Slowthai moniker in 2023.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of moniker
Noun
  • The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday evening released the names of Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Erin West following forensic autopsies.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Emboldened by Vance’s embrace of the rumor, Trump’s debate outburst cemented lasting consequences, stigmatizing a town and its residents in the name of campaign rage.
    Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of name
Noun
  • That particular match is an important game in hand Madrid has over FC Barcelona, which lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid on Saturday and can fall behind in the title race by as many as five or six points in the near future.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is a true win-now move and pushes Dallas closer to being legitimate title contenders again this season.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of title
Noun
  • Perhaps a little unfortunate given the recent bad publicity for a couple of different criminal networks using the same Matrix nomenclature.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Color systems date back to at least the 17th century, but in the 19th century, an ornithologist named Robert Ridgway took issue with some of the existing nomenclature of colors, according to Daniel Lewis, who authored The Feathery Tribe, a biography of Ridgway.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of nomenclature
Noun
  • Yellow: The act of bestowing someone with a name or appellation.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the blind-tasting portion alone, candidates must correctly identify six different wines by grape variety, country of origin, district, appellation, and, finally, vintage.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of appellation
Noun
  • For example, if a butterfly like Papilio glaucus were transferred to a genus with a feminine name, the epithet glaucus (masculine form) would be adjusted to glauca to agree in gender with the new genus.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The algorithms that underpin LLMs will by default offer up nasty or potentially harmful output such as racist epithets or instructions for building bombs, and fine-tuning from human testers is typically used to teach them behave better.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of epithet
Noun
  • Although the bald eagle has historically been believed to be the country’s official bird, sitting on the front of the Great Seal since 1782, and despite some government departments touting its status as the national bird in official documents, the bird has never received the designation.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In 1975, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places, but the designation didn’t bring the terminal back to life—that would take another half a century of stops, starts and Ford largesse, just in the nick of time.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of designation
Noun
  • My new nickname may as well be Passenger because Jennifer Lawrence’s pregnancy style is taking me on a journey.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Just Askin': Many Kentuckians know who the Cards and Cats are, but the origins of these rival universities' nicknames may not be common knowledge.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of nickname
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