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appel¹

  • /əˈpɛl/ UK
  • /əˈpɛl/ US
  • /ɑˈpɛl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French appel. Doublet of appeal.

noun appels

  1. An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.

verb appels · appelling · appelled

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of appeal

appel²

  • /əˈpɛl/ UK
  • /əˈpɛl/ US
  • /ɑˈpɛl/ US

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun appels

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of apple

Appel³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"appel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/appel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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appel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/appel

Chicago

"appel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/appel.

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@misc{appel_2026,
  title = {appel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}