nomination

English Online Dictionary. What means nomination‎? What does nomination mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: nom‧i‧na‧tion

Noun

nomination (countable and uncountable, plural nominations)

1. An act or instance of nominating.
2. A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

Related terms

• nominate
• denomination

Translations

Further reading

• nomination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

nomination c (singular definite nominationen, plural indefinite nominationer)

1. nomination

Declension

Further reading

• “nomination” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nominātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/

Noun

nomination f (plural nominations)

1. nomination

Related terms

• nominer
• nommer

Further reading

• “nomination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.