denomination
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin denominatus (“named”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
denomination (countable and uncountable; plural denominations)
- (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
- (countable) 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.
- (countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious sub-goup; as, a religious denomination.
- (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc
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- What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of naming, designation
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name, designation, or title
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class or society with the same name, a sect
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size of unit: money etc.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- denomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- denomination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
