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denominating

Variant of denominate

transitive verb denominated, denominating

to give a specified name to; call

Origin: < L denominatus, pp. of denominare, to name < de-, intens. + nominare: see nominate

adjective

being used to quantify a unit of measure: “15” in “15 feet” is a denominate number

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