denomination
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/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of naming or designating.
- That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals
- A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious subgroup.“She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.”
- A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.“What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.”
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designationappellationappellativeaffiliationdesignatorindicationunitynamingidentitynamenomenclaturevalueentrytitlewordingnominal