naming
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the verbal act of naming
the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
Types & categories
- speech act hypernym
- acrophony hyponym
- numeration hyponym
- denotation hyponym
- specification hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Types & categories
- decision hypernym
- nomination hyponym
- co-option hyponym
- delegacy hyponym
- ordination hyponym
- recognition hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | key |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mention |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | call |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acrophony |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | numeration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | denotation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | specification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decision |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nomination |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-option |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | delegacy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordination |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | recognition |