noun
denomination
dih-no-mih-NAY-shuhn
noun
1
A specific religious group or branch within a broader faith.
"Baptists and Methodists are both Christian denominations."
2
A unit of value in a system of money, such as a specific size of banknote or coin.
"The vending machine only accepts bills of small denominations."
"The cashier asked which denominations he wanted his change in."
How to Use Denomination
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a branch of a religion, or the specific value of a coin or banknote.
Common pairings
religious denomination
small denominations
bill denomination
Word Forms
denominations plural
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Etymology
From Old French denominacion, from Latin dēnōminātiō, related to the verb denominate, "to give a name to."