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designation

 
Dictionary: des·ig·na·tion   (dĕz'ĭg-nā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of designating; a marking or pointing out.
  2. Nomination or appointment.
  3. A distinguishing name or title.

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noun

  1. The act of appointing to an office or position: appointment, nomination. See choice.
  2. The word or words by which one is called and identified: appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag, title. Slang handle, moniker. See specific/general, words.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
  Synonyms: appellation, denomination, appellative

Meaning #2: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
  Synonyms: appointment, assignment, naming

Meaning #3: the act of designating or identifying something
  Synonym: identification


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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