designation

See also: désignation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

1. An act or instance of designating

   Synonym: indication

2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office.

   His designation as chief justice was controversial.

   • July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNews[1]

     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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.