naming

1. The verbal act of naming (synset 107245162)
   "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
   is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
   subtypes:

   • acrophony - naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
   • numeration - naming numbers
   • denotation, indication - the act of indicating or pointing out by name
   • specification - naming explicitly
2. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position (synset 100164600)
   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
   is a type of: conclusion, decision, determination - the act of making up your mind about something
   subtypes:

   • nomination - the act of officially naming a candidate
   • co-optation, co-option - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
   • delegacy - the appointment of a delegate
   • ordinance, ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
   • recognition - designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
   same as: appointment, assignment, designation

1. Inclined to or serving for the giving of names (synset 300725830)
   "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"
   similar to: denotative, denotive - having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
   same as: appellative

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