English Dictionary: naming | by the DICT Development Group |
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Name \Name\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Named}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Naming}.] [AS. namian. See {Name}, n.] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv. 21. Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton. 2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. None named thee but to praise. --Halleck. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson. 3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding. Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak. 4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate. | |
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Nomancy \No"man*cy\, n. [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr. onomancie. See {Onomancy}.] The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names. | |
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No-man's land \No"-man's` land`\ 1. (Naut.) A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for. 2. Fig.: An unclaimed space or time. That no-man's land of twilight. --W. Black. | |
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Nomenclator \No"men*cla`tor\, n. [L., fr. nomen name + calare to call. See {Name}, and {Calendar}.] 1. One who calls persons or things by their names. Note: In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit. 2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names. | |
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Nomenclatress \No"men*cla`tress\, n. A female nomenclator. | |
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Nomenclatural \No`men*cla"tur*al\, a. Pertaining or according to a nomenclature. | |
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Nomenclature \No"men*cla`ture\, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See {Nomenclator}.] 1. A name. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.] 3. The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates. | |
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Nooning \Noon"ing\, n. A rest at noon; a repast at noon. | |
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Doughbird \Dough"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The Eskimo curlew ({Numenius borealis}). See {Curlew}. | |
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New Munich, MN (city, FIPS 45772) Location: 45.63059 N, 94.75281 W Population (1990): 314 (129 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Newman Grove, NE (city, FIPS 34230) Location: 41.74735 N, 97.77707 W Population (1990): 787 (379 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68758 | |
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Newmanstown, PA (CDP, FIPS 53856) Location: 40.35079 N, 76.21289 W Population (1990): 1410 (554 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17073 | |
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Newmansville, IL Zip code(s): 62612 | |
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Nimmons, AR (town, FIPS 49820) Location: 36.30696 N, 90.09450 W Population (1990): 96 (48 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Nomini Grove, VA Zip code(s): 22572 |