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Denomination
Pronunciation : De*nom`i*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. denominatio metonymy: cf. F. d?nomination a naming.]
Definition : 1. The act of naming or designating.
2. 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 category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons. Those [qualities] which are classed under the denomination of sublime. Burke.
3. A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.
Syn. -- Name; appellation; title. See Name.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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