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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /neɪmd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈneɪmd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪmd

Adjective

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named (not comparable)

  1. Having a name.
    Antonym: unnamed
    Hyponyms: aforenamed, above-named, ill-named, last-named
    Coordinate term: called (adjective)
    The county contains various named streams and several unnamed ones.
  2. (programming) An argument that is passed to a subroutine according to its name in the invocation code, rather than on its position; compare with positional.

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Verb

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named

  1. simple past and past participle of name
    Near-synonym: called (verb)
    Her dog is named Lucky.
    My nephew is named after his maternal grandfather.

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