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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-designation.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-designation.wav Forms: designations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio. Morphologically designate + -ion Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|frm|designation}} Middle French designation, {{der|en|la|designatio}} Latin designatio, {{suffix|en|designate|ion|nocat=1}} designate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)
  1. An act or instance of designating Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: indication Translations (indication): цел (cel) [feminine] (Bulgarian), osoittaminen (Finnish), indication (French), Benennung [feminine] (German), indicazione [feminine] (Italian), betegnelse [masculine] (Norwegian), указа́ние (ukazánije) [neuter] (Russian), обозначе́ние (oboznačénije) [neuter] (Russian), beteckning [common-gender] (Swedish), adlandırma (Turkish), isimlendirme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-designation-en-noun-ai4~HHya Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 14 9 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 13 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 10 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 8 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 12 19 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 59 11 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 15 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 11 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 16 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 51 14 13 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 46 11 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 56 14 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 56 14 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 46 11 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 46 11 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 12 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 14 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 11 10 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 47 11 19 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 47 11 19 23 Disambiguation of 'indication': 89 1 6 4
  2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment): nimittäminen (Finnish), designazione [feminine] (Italian), tautapatanga (Maori), desygnacja [feminine] (Polish), предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-designation-en-noun-O87cxZ~n Disambiguation of 'selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment': 3 79 2 16
  3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (distinguishing mark or name): betegnelse (Danish), benævnelse (Danish), benaming (Dutch), nimitys (Finnish), titteli (Finnish), nimike (Finnish), virkanimike (Finnish), appellation [feminine] (French), Benennung [feminine] (German), heiti (Icelandic), designazione [feminine] (Italian), appellativo [masculine] (Italian), vocāmen [neuter] (Latin), benevning (Norwegian), nemning (Norwegian), oznaczenie [neuter] (Polish), обозначе́ние (oboznačénije) [neuter] (Russian), назва́ние (nazvánije) [neuter] (Russian), designación [feminine] (Spanish), benämning [common-gender] (Swedish), beteckning [common-gender] (Swedish), adlandırma (Turkish), isimlendirme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-designation-en-noun-EouIACrm Disambiguation of 'distinguishing mark or name': 2 1 96 1
  4. Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-designation-en-noun-jlzWaSrT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bayer designation, predesignation, redesignation Translations (use or application): предназначение (prednaznačenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), merkitys (Finnish), utilizzo [masculine] (Italian), desygnacja [feminine] (Polish), предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije) [neuter] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'use or application': 0 100 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "text": "His designation as chief justice was controversial.",
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          "text": "July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNewshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210805184306/https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations/\nThe designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities"
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "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.",
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    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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        "An act or instance of designating"
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        "uncountable"
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          "text": "His designation as chief justice was controversial.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "July 2021, Omar Marrero, quoted in CyberNewshttps://web.archive.org/web/20210805184306/https://www.puertoricoheadlinenews.com/15-million-allocated-for-non-profit-organizations/\nThe designation of funds by Governor Pedro Pierluisi will also allow non-profit entities to continue providing services to communities"
        }
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        "Selection and appointment for a purpose or office."
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 144:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation."
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1953, Jacob Hooper Wise, The Meaning in Reading:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "Signification",
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        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
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      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "cel",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "цел"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "indication",
      "word": "osoittaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "indication",
      "word": "indication"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Benennung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "indicazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "betegnelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukazánije",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "указа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oboznačénije",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обозначе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "indication",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "beteckning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "indication",
      "word": "adlandırma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "indication",
      "word": "isimlendirme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment",
      "word": "nimittäminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "designazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment",
      "word": "tautapatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desygnacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prednaznačénije",
      "sense": "selection and appointment for a purpose, allotment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предназначе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "betegnelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "benævnelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "benaming"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "nimitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "titteli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "nimike"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "virkanimike"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "appellation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Benennung"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "heiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "designazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "appellativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vocāmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "benevning"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "nemning"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oznaczenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oboznačénije",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обозначе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nazvánije",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "назва́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "designación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "benämning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "beteckning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "adlandırma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "distinguishing mark or name",
      "word": "isimlendirme"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prednaznačenie",
      "sense": "use or application",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предназначение"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "use or application",
      "word": "merkitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "use or application",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utilizzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "use or application",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desygnacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prednaznačénije",
      "sense": "use or application",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предназначе́ние"
    }
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    "designation"
  ],
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}

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