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Name

/neɪm/

Name is a noun with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
    “I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.”
  2. An abusive or insulting epithet.
    “Stop calling me names!”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms proper name

Origin

From Middle English name, from Old English nama.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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