denomination
- Noun. (uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
- Noun. (countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.
- Noun. (countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.
- Noun. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
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