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Appellative

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Similar meaning 4

Denotative 84% connected

Having power to denote; designating or marking off.

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Denotative 84% connected

Having power to denote; designating or marking off.

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Denotive 84% connected

Serving to denote.

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Denotive 84% connected

Serving to denote.

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Narrower term 6

Byname 76% connected

To give a nickname to.

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Cognomen 76% connected

The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.

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Nickname 76% connected

A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.

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Sobriquet 76% connected

An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.

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Soubriquet 76% connected

See Sobriquet.

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Title 76% connected

An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.

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Broader term 1

Name 76% connected

The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.

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Derivationally related 4

Denominate 74% connected

To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate.

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Denominate 74% connected

To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle; to name; to designate.

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Denomination 74% connected

The act of naming or designating.

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Denomination 74% connected

The act of naming or designating.

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Pertains to 1

Noun 66% connected

A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.

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Synonym 4

Appellation 92% connected

The act of appealing; appeal.

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Denomination 92% connected

The act of naming or designating.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Designation 92% connected

The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

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Naming 92% connected

of Name

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