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Meaning of named in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    named

    Definitions

    1. given or having a specified name

    Examples

    • « they called his name Jesus »
    • « forces...which Empedocles called 'love' and 'hate' »
    • « an actor named Harold Lloyd »
    • « a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace »

    Synonyms

    • titled
  2. 2. bearing the author's name

    Examples

    • « a named source »

    Synonyms

    • onymous

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  • « A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business. »
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  • « In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy. »
    Michael Kinsley

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