noun
1. the verbal act of naming
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the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
• Derivationally related forms: ↑name
• Hypernyms: ↑speech act
• Hyponyms: ↑acrophony, ↑numeration, ↑indication, ↑denotation, ↑specification
2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
• Syn: ↑appointment, ↑assignment, ↑designation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑name, ↑designate (for: ↑designation), ↑assign (for: ↑assignment)
• Hypernyms: ↑decision, ↑determination, ↑conclusion
• Hyponyms:
adjective
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
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the appellative faculty of children
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the appellative function of some primitive rites
• Syn: ↑appellative
• Similar to: ↑denotative, ↑denotive
• Derivationally related forms: ↑appellative (for: ↑appellative)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.