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Meaning of label

1. (n) trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"

2. (n) a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"

3. (n) an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

4. (n) a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

5. (v) distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

6. (v) distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

7. (v) pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

8. (v) assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled''"

9. (v) attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"

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