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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | name |
| Synonyms: | appellation, appellative, brand, cognomen, compellation, designation, flag, handle, identification, label, moniker, nomen, slot, style, surname, tab, tag, term, title |
| Main Entry: | designate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, entitle |
| Synonyms: | baptize, call, christen, cognominate, denominate, dub, label, nickname, nominate, style, term, title |
| Main Entry: | dub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, label something |
| Synonyms: | baptize, bestow, call, christen, confer, denominate, designate, entitle, knight, nickname, style, tag, term, title |
| Main Entry: | duration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of action, event |
| Synonyms: | continuance, continuation, continuity, endurance, extent, period, perpetuation, persistence, prolongation, run, span, spell, stretch, term, tide, time |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, outline |
| Synonyms: | bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak, perimeter, periphery, point, portal, rim, ring, shore, side, skirt, split, strand, term, threshold, tip, trimming, turn, verge |
| Antonyms: | center, inside, interior, middle, surface |
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme, limit |
| Synonyms: | borderline, bound, boundary, butt end, confine, cusp, deadline, edge, extent, extremity, foot, head, heel, limitation, neb, nib, point, prong, spire, stub, stump, tail, tail end, term, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top, ultimate |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, foundation, origin |
| Main Entry: | entitle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name, label |
| Synonyms: | baptize, call, characterize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, nickname, style, subtitle, term, title |
| Main Entry: | era |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time period in history |
| Synonyms: | aeon, age, cycle, date, day, days, eon, epoch, generation, stage, term, time |
| Notes: | epoch applies to the beginning of a new period marked by radical changes and new developments - while era applies to the entire period; age denotes a period identified with some dominant personality or characteristic and period pertains to any portion of time |
| Main Entry: | expression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbalization |
| Synonyms: | announcement, argument, articulation, assertion, asseveration, choice of words, commentary, communication, declaration, definition, delivery, diction, elucidation, emphasis, enunciation, execution, explanation, exposition, formulation, idiom, interpretation, intonation, issue, language, locution, mention, narration, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, pronouncement, remark, rendition, set phrase, speaking, speech, statement, style, term, turn of phrase, utterance, vent, voice, voicing, word, writ |
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