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Meaning of name
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
name
n 1: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his
name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for
the same thing"
2: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
3: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was
no one to carry on his name" [syn: {name}, {gens}]
4: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great
names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure
in modern music" [syn: {name}, {figure}, {public figure}]
5: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the
law"
6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase [syn: {name},
{epithet}]
v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They
named their son David"; "The new school was named after the
famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: {name}, {call}]
2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by
name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many
senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The
almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: {name},
{identify}]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of
the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn:
{name}, {nominate}, {make}]
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a
committee" [syn: {appoint}, {name}, {nominate}, {constitute}]
5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with
the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up}, {cite},
{name}, {refer}]
7: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
{identify}, {discover}, {key}, {key out}, {distinguish},
{describe}, {name}]
8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of;
"List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: {list},
{name}]
9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an
illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: {diagnose},
{name}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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