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Synonyms for designation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dez-ig-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛz ɪgˈneɪ ʃən

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Définition of designation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "action of pointing out," from Old French designacion or directly from Latin designationem (nominative designatio) "a marking out, specification," noun of action from past participle stem of designare (see design (v.)). Meaning "descriptive name" is from 1824.
  • noun name, label, mark
  • noun delegation, selection
Example sentences :
  • I saw the host of the Belle Étoile which, as I said, was the sign and designation of my inn.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • And they always seemed to be rather proud of the designation.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • Under what name and designation does he figure in the pension list?
  • Extract from : « Nuts and Nutcrackers » by Charles James Lever
  • The designation "frontier town" was not, however, a new one.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier in American History » by Frederick Jackson Turner
  • And I suppose he was right in saying so, for what meaning could he attach to the designation, the world.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • From the p. 191Hebrew history, however, we know how the designation was first given.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • Their designation in the Shastras is Sopuckh, meaning dog-eater.
  • Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
  • The denial of the designation "mister" is suggestive of this disposition.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • The name or designation of a person addressed is isolated by commas.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • The designation of book sizes is a vexed question in catalogues.
  • Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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