naming

[ UK /nˈe‍ɪmɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈneɪmɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the verbal act of naming
    the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
  2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
    the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
ADJECTIVE
  1. inclined to or serving for the giving of names
    the appellative faculty of children
    the appellative function of some primitive rites
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How To Use naming In A Sentence

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  • For example, a condom campaign in India in the 1970s involved renaming the product Nirodh from a Sanskritic word meaning “protection”. Diffusion of Innovations
  • On the walls to the left of the path were calligraphic inscriptions naming each city and to the right were extensive labels that provided background information for each city.
  • It expands on his concerns over the intimate relationship between the fund and private financiers, but now regrets naming a particular person to illustrate them.
  • attributive: -s/-l directive: -is locative: -eBy renaming the genitive case as "attributive", we make it clearer that these endings are not just restricted to mere "possessives" or "ablatives" but rather we recognize their many other usages. Liber Linteus and religious formulae, part 2
  • Stephen Colbert, the host of the parody talk show “The Colbert Report, ” urged his fans to vote for naming the station segment after him, and they did in large numbers.
  • The New Yorker wondered why they had not gone for broke, naming these two universitium and offium so as to reserve berkelium and californium for the next two elements.
  • Cindy began naming all the fish and those that were her favorites.
  • And, as do many manifestos, ultraism embraced many other writers prior to the naming of this movement.
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