compellation

com·pel·la·tion  (kmp-lshn)

n.

1. The act of addressing or designating someone by name.

2. A name; an appellation.

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[Latin compellti, compelltin-, from compelltus, past participle of compellre, to address; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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compellation [ˌkɒmpɛˈleɪʃən]

n

a rare word for appellation

[from Latin compellātiō, from compellāreto accost, from appellāre to call]