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to give a name to although nowadays he's often styled a biologist, he's probably better thought of as a classic 19th-century naturalist Synonyms baptize, call, christen, clepe [archaic], denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, nominate, name, term, titleRelated Words brand, stigmatize, tag; denote, specify; miscall, misname, mistitle; code-name, nickname; rechristen, relabel, rename; surname

1 a distinctive way of putting ideas into words I correctly identified the quotation because I recognized Mark Twain's inimitable style Synonyms fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology, tone, vein Related Words address, delivery, elocution; archaism, colloquialism, regionalism; acceptation, connotation, denotation, expression, idiom

2 the means or procedure for doing something unfortunately, the club president's usual style is to make decisions without asking anyone's advice or approval Synonyms approach, fashion, form, how, manner, methodology, recipe, strategy, method, system, tack, tactics, technique, wayRelated Words mode, modus operandi; blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme; expedient, move, shift, step; practice (also practise), process, routine; policy

3 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time parents who were very relieved when the style for having one's nose pierced faded Synonyms buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, fad, ton, trend, vogueRelated Words nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder); new wave; crush, infatuation; fervor, passion; furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar; bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement; novelty, wrinkle; caprice, fancy, whimNear Antonyms classic, standard