Designation
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 An act or instance of designating countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of designating or identifying something wordnet
- 3 Selection and appointment for a purpose or office. countable, uncountable
"His designation as chief justice was controversial."
- 4 the act of putting a person into a non-elective position wordnet
- 5 That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. countable, uncountable
"The Romans evolved a quite different system of nomenclature, which in its classical form consisted of three names, the praenomen (e.g. Marcus), nomen (e.g. Tullius), and cognomen (e.g. Cicero), and two other designations (the name of the father and of the tribe): […]"
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- 6 identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others wordnet
- 7 Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase. countable, uncountable
"It doesn't list all the connotations that the term may have in various contexts: it specifies the designation of the term, or one of the designations of the term."
Example
More examples"With North Korea's announcement on the 26th of its nuclear development plan based upon the agreement stemming from the Six Party Talks, and the United States' commencement of procedures to remove North Korea from its designation on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, the families of abductees have expressed growing unease that it may constitute an abandonment of the abductee issue."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio. Morphologically designate + -ion.
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