adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of giving names to things.
2. 2
   the act of putting a person into a non-elective position wordnet
3. 3
   A ritual or ceremony in which a person's name is given or announced.
4. 4
   the verbal act of naming wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of name form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Giving a name to a person or thing. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   inclined to or serving for the giving of names wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

appointmentappellationappellativeappellativeappointmentassignment

Example

More examples

"Among the Uighurs, a "Naming Celebration" is held after a child is given a name."

Related phrases

dead-namingnaming collisionnaming conventionnaming rightsnaming wordrapid automatized naming

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