naming
Noun
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is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some actsubtypes:
- 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
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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
Adjective
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similar to: denotative, denotive - having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or namingsame as: appellative
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