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Definitions of name
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To give a special term or title to; nominate; specify; mention by a title. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To give a name to: to designate: to speak of by name: to nominate. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To give a name to; designate by name. Without a name; obscure. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To give a name to; call by name; nominate. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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identify as in botany or biology, for example Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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To give an appellation to; to speak of by name; to mention; to designate. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To designate or point out by some title; to mention; to specify; to call. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. Webster Dictionary DB
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A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. Webster Dictionary DB
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Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. Webster Dictionary DB
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Those of a certain name; a race; a family. Webster Dictionary DB
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A person, an individual. Webster Dictionary DB
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To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. Webster Dictionary DB
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To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding. Webster Dictionary DB
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To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. Webster Dictionary DB
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The term or title by which a person or thing is called or known; designation; character; reputation; fame; ownership; as, to hold property in one's own name. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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That by which a person or thing is known or called: a designation: reputed character: reputation: fame: celebrity: remembrance: a race or family: appearance: authority: behalf: assumed character of another: (gram.) a noun. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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NAMER. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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That by which a person or thing is called; title; reputation; behalf. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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The word by which a person or thing is called or known; title; reputation. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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That by which a person or a thing is called and distinguished; the discriminative appellation of an individual; reputation; renown; appearance or profession; behalf; family; a noun. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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That by which a person or thing is called or designated; reputation; character; that which is commonly said of a person; a person; renown; fame; memory; a race or family. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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Usage examples for name
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So
I
know
your
name
– Half-Past Bedtime by H. H. Bashford
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And
her
name
is
Arsinoe?
– The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers by Georg Ebers
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