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   De·nom·i·nate

   /dəˈnäməˌnāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit: "the borrowings were denominated in U.S. dollars"
   • 2. call; name: formal "the whole train was denominated a “bull-outfit.”"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in denominate (sense 2)): from Latin denominat- ‘named’, from the verb denominare, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’ (from nomen, nomin- ‘name’). denominate (sense 1) dates from the mid 20th century.

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