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designation

[ dez-ig-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of designating.
  2. the fact of being designated.
  3. something that designates; a distinctive name or title; appellation.
  4. nomination, appointment, or election to an office, position, etc.:

    His designation as treasurer has been confirmed.



designation

/ ˌɛɪɡˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. something that designates, such as a name or distinctive mark
  2. the act of designating or the fact of being designated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • d··ԲtDz noun
  • d··ԲtDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of designation1

1350–1400; Middle English designacioun < Latin ŧپō- (stem of ŧپō ) a marking out, equivalent to ŧ ( us ) ( designate ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

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That designation covers those working for the government for no more than 130 days in a year.

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Many of the conservation status designation decisions — for example, whether a species is endangered — rely on the information available.

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"Without this Court's intervention, dozens or hundreds of proposed class members may be removed to a possible life sentence in El Salvador with no real opportunity to contest their designation or removal," the lawsuit read.

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My house and car have been registered with “transfer on death” designations.

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The Trump administration has rolled back environmental protections related to future logging projects in more than half of national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires.

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