[めいすう, meisuu] (n) (1) number of people; (2) denominate number; (3) (See 三筆, 四天王) the number at the start of phrases referring to well known 'somethings', equiv. to 'seven' in "the seven wonders of the world" [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Denominate \De*nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denominated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Denominating}.] [L. denominatus, p. p. of
denominare to name; de- + nominare to call by name. See
{Nominate}.]
To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle;
to name; to designate.
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Passions commonly denominating selfish. --Hume.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Denominate \De*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. denominatus, p. p.]
Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the
concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate
quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See
{Compound number}, under {Compound}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denominate
v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: {designate}, {denominate}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
