noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act of naming or designating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
Examples
She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
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noun
Meaning 4
A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.
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noun
Meaning 5
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: appellation, designation, appellative
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: name
Narrower terms: street name, nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname, title, title of respect, form of address
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noun
Meaning 6
a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: class, category, family
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noun
Meaning 7
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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