Dename

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the name from. transitive

    "Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later."

  2. 2
    To denominate. dated, obsolete

Example

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"Shortly after its re-entry into traffic, it was named County Durham on October 1 that year, although it was denamed later."

Etymology

From de- + name.

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