Complete Definition of "denomination"

English
Etymology
From L. denominatus, "named"

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. uncountable The act of naming or designating.
  2. countable 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.
  3. countable A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.
  4. countable a unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc

::What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.

Translations
trans-top|act of naming, designation
Finnish: nimitys
French: t+|fr|dénomination|f
German: t-|de|Benennung|f
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trans-top|name, designation, or title
Finnish: nimellisarvo
French: t+|fr|désignation|f
German: t+|de|Bezeichnung|f
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trans-top|class or society with the same name, a sect
Finnish: tunnustuskunta, uskontokunta
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Greek: θ�ή�κε�μα (thríscevma) n
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trans-top|size of unit: money etc
Croatian: t-|hr|apoen|m
Greek: αξία (axía) f
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