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Designation

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

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Narrower term 12

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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Delegacy 76% connected

The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.

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Diagnosis 76% connected

The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at.

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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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Nomination 76% connected

The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.

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Ordinance 76% connected

Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.

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Ordination 76% connected

The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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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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Conclusion 76% connected

The last part of anything; close; termination; end.

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Decision 76% connected

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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Determination 76% connected

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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Finding 76% connected

of Find

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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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Assign 74% connected

To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

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Assign 74% connected

To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

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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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Denominate 74% connected

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

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Designate 74% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Designate 74% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Synonym 7

Appellation 92% connected

The act of appealing; appeal.

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Appellative 92% connected

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

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Appointment 92% connected

The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

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Assignment 92% connected

An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.

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Denomination 92% connected

The act of naming or designating.

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Identification 92% connected

The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.

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Naming 92% connected

of Name

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