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de⋅nom⋅i⋅na⋅tion
[di-nom-uh-ney-shuh
n] 
–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. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME denominacioun < LL dēnōminātiōn- (s. of dēnōminātiō), in L: metonymy, equiv. to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate ) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; ME denominacioun < LL dēnōminātiōn- (s. of dēnōminātiō), in L: metonymy, equiv. to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate ) + -iōn- -ion
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