| naming | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. naming | the verbal act of naming.; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ acrophony | naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter. |
| ~ numeration | naming numbers. |
| ~ denotation, indication | the act of indicating or pointing out by name. |
| ~ specification | naming explicitly. |
| n. (act) | 2. appointment, assignment, designation, naming | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position.; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ nomination | the act of officially naming a candidate.; "the Republican nomination for Governor" |
| ~ co-optation, co-option | the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent). |
| ~ delegacy | the appointment of a delegate. |
| ~ ordinance, ordination | the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders.; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" |
| ~ recognition | designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body.; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman" |
| adj. | 3. appellative, naming | inclined to or serving for the giving of names.; "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites" |
| ~ denotative, denotive | having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming. |
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