designation

Noun

Meaning

The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.

That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.

Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

identification appointment naming assignment denomination appellation appellative class name term type word style title definition

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Antonyms

name memory authority calling ease acquisition

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Hypernyms

name decision finding conclusion determination

Hyponyms

title recognition nomination diagnosis nickname ordination

Phrases with the word

provisional designation in astronomy cluster of designation temporal designation absence of designation file designation chemical designation

Examples

the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee Source: Internet

According to Curtis, the policy allows for a “seamless” implementation of SB 179 — known as the Gender Recognition Act — which required the state of California to recognize nonbinary as a gender designation on state documents. Source: Internet

A characteristic example is a combined community effort to win historic district designation for the neighborhood, a phenomenon that is often linked to gentrification activity. Source: Internet

Activism against conversion therapy increasingly focused on the DSM's designation of homosexuality as a psychopathology. Source: Internet

AD (Anno Domini) is a designation used to label years following 1 BC in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Source: Internet

After September 1962, the designation for all models was changed to UH-1 under a unified Department of Defense (DOD) designation system, but the nickname remained. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

designated volume designated zone designathon designation of authority designation of origin designations of origin