designation
/dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.76 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "His designation as chief justice was controversial."
- "July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNewshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210805184306/https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations/ The designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities"
- "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): […]"
- "Man is the most aggressive animal in the sea (and on the land as well), and all the "man-eater" stories in history will not change this designation."
- "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."
- "Deſignation, or Deſign, (Lat[in] and French) a purpoſing or contriving."
Etymology
From Middle English designacioun, from Latin dēsignātiō, and partly (especially in sense 5) from design + -ation. By surface analysis, designate + -ion.
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Phrases
Bayer designation
self-designation