naming

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. the verbal act of naming
- the part he failed was the naming of state capitals
• Derivationally related forms:
name
• Hypernyms:
speech act
• Hyponyms:
acrophony, numeration, indication, denotation, specification
2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
• Syn:
appointment, assignment, designation
• Derivationally related forms:
name, designate (for: designation), assign (for: assignment)
• Hypernyms:
decision, determination, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
nomination, co-option, co-optation, delegacy, ordination,
ordinance, recognition

II - adjective

inclined to or serving for the giving of names
- the appellative faculty of children
- the appellative function of some primitive rites
• Syn:
appellative
• Similar to:
denotative, denotive
• Derivationally related forms:
appellative (for: appellative)