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All appellative synonyms

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noun appellative

  • appellation — An appellation is a name or title that a person, place, or thing is given.
  • moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
  • designation — A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title.
  • title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
  • cognomen — (originally) an ancient Roman's third name or nickname, which later became his family name
  • tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
  • handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
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