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denominations

/dɛ.nɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃənz/

denominations is the plural of denomination.

Meaning of denomination

Noun

denomination (countable and uncountable, plural denominations)

  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.
    • "Will you allow me to present Sir George Evelyn to you?—the most accomplished coquet that ever 'Dealt destruction round the land On all he judged a foe;' under which denomination he ranks all women."1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 46
  3. (countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
    • She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
  4. (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.
    • What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.

Questions about denominations

What is denominations the plural of?
Denominations is the plural of denomination.
How do you pronounce denominations?
Denominations is pronounced /dɛ.nɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃənz/.

Words near denominations in the dictionary

  1. denominationalizing
  2. denominationally
  3. denominationist
  4. denominationists
  5. denominationless
  6. denominations
  7. denominative
  8. denominatively
  9. denominatives
  10. denominator
  11. denominators

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Adapted from Wiktionary: denominations (page history and authors); denomination (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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