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de·nom·i·na·tion /dɪˌnɒməˈneɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-nom-uh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect: the Lutheran denomination.

2. one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.: He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.

3. a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.

4. a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.

5. the act of naming or designating a person or thing.

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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME denominacioun < LL dénōminātiōn- (s. of dénōminātiō), in L: metonymy, equiv. to dénōmināt(us) (see denominate) + -iōn- -ion]

1398, “a naming,” from L. denominationem (nom. denominatio) “a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy,” from denominare “to name,” from de- “completely” + nominare “to name.” Monetary sense is 1660; meaning “religious sect” is 1716.

1398, “a naming,” from L. denominationem (nom. denominatio) “a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy,” from denominare “to name,” from de- “completely” + nominare “to name.” Monetary sense is 1660; meaning “religious sect” is 1716.

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