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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 10

Acrophony 76% connected

The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.

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Delegacy 76% connected

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

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Denotation 76% connected

The marking off or separation of anything.

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Indication 76% connected

Act of pointing out or indicating.

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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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Numeration 76% connected

The act or art of numbering.

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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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Specification 76% connected

The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits.

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Broader term 3

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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Derivationally related 6

Identify 74% connected

To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider…

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Identify 74% connected

To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the same purpose or effect; to consider…

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Name 74% 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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Name 74% 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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Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

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Nominate 74% connected

To mention by name; to name.

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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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Designation 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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