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a) The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller.b) A name an animal has been trained to respond to.
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name-calling — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the use of opprobrious designations especially to win an argument or to induce rejection or condemnation (as of a person or project) without due and unimpassioned consideration of relevant facts the campaign degenerated into … Useful english dictionary
Name calling — is a phenomenon studied by a variety of academic disciplines from anthropology, to child psychology, to politics. It is also studied by rhetoricians, and a variety of other disciplines that study propaganda techniques and their causes and effects … Wikipedia
Calling — Call ing, n. 1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one. [1913 Webster] 2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament. [1913 Webster] The frequent calling and meeting of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
name-calling — name .calling n [U] when people use unpleasant words to describe someone in order to insult or upset them ▪ playground teasing including name calling … Dictionary of contemporary English
name-calling — [nām′kôl΄iŋ] n. the use of disparaging or abusive names in attacking another name caller n … English World dictionary
calling card — calling cards N COUNT A calling card is a small card with personal information about you on it, such as your name and address, which you can give to people when you go to visit them. [mainly AM] Syn: card … English dictionary
calling card — ☆ calling card n. 1. a small card with one s name, and sometimes one s address, on it, used in making visits 2. Informal an identifying mark or characteristic left by someone or something [his calling card was a string of home runs] 3. a form of… … English World dictionary
name-calling — name ,calling noun uncount the act of saying insulting things to or about someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
calling card — n AmE a small card with a name and often an address printed on it, that people in the past gave to people they visited British Equivalent: visiting card … Dictionary of contemporary English
calling card — calling ,card noun count 1. ) evidence that someone or something has been to a place 2. ) AMERICAN a small card that a visitor leaves with their name and address printed on it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
