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Description vs Denomination - What's the difference?

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Description is a related term of denomination.


As nouns the difference between description and denomination

is that description is a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species while denomination is denomination (all senses).

description

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
  • The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
  • A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
  • (biology) A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
  • The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.

    Synonyms

    * (characteristics) sort, kind, type, variety

    See also

    * synopsis * interpretation

    Anagrams

    * ----

    denomination

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of naming]] or [[designate, designating.
  • (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; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.
  • (countable) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect or religious sub-goup; as, a religious denomination.
  • She follows the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam.
  • (countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc
  • :: What denomination is that money? They are all 50 euro notes.

    Derived terms

    * denominationalism

    See also

    * name * appellation * title