designation

designation

See also: désignation

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio.Morphologically designate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

1. An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.

   His designation as chief justice was controversial.

   • July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNews

     The designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities

3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
   • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 144:

     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.

4. signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
   • 1953, Jacob Hooper Wise, The Meaning in Reading

     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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:name

Derived terms

• Bayer designation

Translations

indication

Bulgarian: цел (bg) f (cel) Finnish: osoittaminen (fi) French: indication (fr) German: Benennung (de) f Italian: indicazione (it) f Norwegian: betegnelse m Russian: указа́ние (ru) n (ukazánije), обозначе́ние (ru) n (oboznačénije) Swedish: beteckning (sv) c Turkish: adlandırma (tr), isimlendirme (tr)

selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment

Finnish: nimittäminen (fi) Italian: designazione (it) f Maori: tautapatanga Polish: desygnacja f Russian: предназначе́ние (ru) n (prednaznačénije)

distinguishing mark or name

Danish: betegnelse (da), benævnelse Dutch: benaming (nl) Finnish: nimitys (fi), titteli (fi), nimike (fi); virkanimike French: appellation (fr) f German: Benennung (de) f Icelandic: heiti (is) Italian: designazione (it) f, appellativo (it) m Latin: vocāmen n Norwegian: benevning, nemning Polish: oznaczenie (pl) n Russian: обозначе́ние (ru) n (oboznačénije), назва́ние (ru) n (nazvánije) Spanish: designación (es) f Swedish: benämning (sv) c, beteckning (sv) c Turkish: adlandırma (tr), isimlendirme (tr)

use or application

Bulgarian: предназначение (bg) n (prednaznačenie) Finnish: merkitys (fi) Italian: utilizzo (it) m Polish: desygnacja f Russian: предназначе́ние (ru) n (prednaznačénije)

Further reading

• designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913