denomination - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'denomination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Denomination

[ n.]

- The act of naming or designating.
- That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.
- A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.

Meaning of 'denomination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . denomination

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money

Example in sentence:

he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations

Nearby Words:

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Denomination
Denomination is a large, organized religion that is not officially linked to the state or government.

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