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naming::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appointment, assignment, designation |
| Type of | conclusion, determination, decision |
| Has types | nomination, co-optation, co-option, delegacy, ordinance, ordination, recognition |
| Derivation | name |
naming::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appellative |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | speech act |
| Has types | indication, denotation, specification, acrophony, numeration |
| Derivation | name |
the part he failed was the naming of state capitals.
Examples of naming
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Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham have good taste when it comes to baby-naming.
From the bostonherald.com
He described the world with all the wonder of Adam naming the creatures in Eden.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It doesn't, however, come close to naming industrial companies as beneficiaries.
From the online.wsj.com
The Bee isn't naming the father to protect the identities of his young children.
From the sacbee.com
The bill was written to describe Grand Prairie without actually naming the city.
From the dallasnews.com
Candiosity can be earned by naming them, or leading them to their favorite food.
From the usatoday.com
It's unclear how long it will take to find a naming sponsor for the Cotton Bowl.
From the dallasnews.com
Renegade CIA agent whose naming of operatives led to law against exposing spies.
From the stltoday.com
He also revealed that he considered naming Oprah Winfrey to Obama's Senate seat.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
- Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
- A person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
- Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
- Charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
- Family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
- A name is a label for a noun, normally used to distinguish one from another. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. ...
- The domain name "name" is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for use by individuals for representation of their personal names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other types of identification labels.
- Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania. There are many cultivars of yam.
