单词 | denomination |
释义 | denomination /di nom'euh nay"sheuhn/, n. 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. [1350-1400; ME denominacioun < LL denomination- (s. of denominatio), in L: metonymy, equiv. to denominat(us) (see DENOMINATE) + -ion- -ION] |
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