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Meaning of naming

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  naming
      adj 1: inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the
             appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative
             function of some primitive rites" [syn: {appellative},
             {naming(a)}]
      n 1: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the
           naming of state capitals"
      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}, {naming}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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