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designation
[ dez-ig-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- an act of designating.
- the fact of being designated.
- something that designates; a distinctive name or title; appellation.
- nomination, appointment, or election to an office, position, etc.:
His designation as treasurer has been confirmed.
designation
/ ˌɛɪɡˈԱɪʃə /
noun
- something that designates, such as a name or distinctive mark
- the act of designating or the fact of being designated
Other Word Forms
- d··ԲtDz noun
- d··ԲtDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of designation1
Example Sentences
Although the bathrooms are divided by gender — and marked with Basquiat-style dinosaur imagery — on the nights when Simon Says takes over the Spotlight, those designations are ignored, and the toilets become unisex.
The official designation is “The Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day,” but it’s known by many other names.
That designation covers those working for the government for no more than 130 days in a year.
Many of the conservation status designation decisions — for example, whether a species is endangered — rely on the information available.
"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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