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Designation

[dez-ig-ney-shuhn]

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noun

an act of designating.

the fact of being designated.

something that designates; a distinctive name or title; appellation.

nomination, appointment, or election to an office, position, etc.: His designation as treasurer has been confirmed.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English designacioun < Latin dēsignātiōn- (stem of dēsignātiō) a marking out, equivalent to dēsignāt(us) (see designate) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

de·des·ig·na·tion, noun

re·des·ig·na·tion, noun

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Designation as a superfund site would ensure a complete cleanup, but it may reduce property values.

Not sure what the correct technical designation would be.

In more recent times, the triple-A designation has done the trick.

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Designation as a superfund site would ensure a complete cleanup, but it may reduce property values.

Not sure what the correct technical designation would be.

In more recent times, the triple-A designation has done the trick.

Conservationists hope the designation will help improve and restore critical panda habitat.

Owners of facilities labeled as critical infrastructure would be notified as soon as this designation is made.

Yet, to get to know and truly appreciate any species one must start with its taxonomical designation.

The designation means federal funds can be used to pay for cleanup.

Palace officials said the new designation would have no bearing on the status of the.

The aim of this designation is to avoid such issues from happening by sending a message.

Briefly discuss the basics of wilderness designation.

Recently, the subspecies designation is becoming more frequent in the literature, especially in genetics.

The designation would likely help protect the towers and raise money to restore them.

The designation allows authorities to hold him indefinitely without charging him with a crime.

Residents are preparing for a long-awaited public meeting that will decide on the designation for a dozen blocks.

Still, the designation of the site is a milestone in a painfully slow process of rebuilding a country shaken to its core.

The designation describes drugs with a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.

What was more, current designation of either vegetative or minimally conscious did not determine how well patients learned.

With compact cameras, the f/18 designation is a little different though.

Some homeowners were opposed to landmarking because the landmark designation restricts what they can do with their property.

It's the state that produces the determination and designation of someone as a gnome thief.

Boutiques, bistros, and a few high-end hotels have followed the designation.

Designation of critical habitat for the little brown bat would protect crucial sites for its survival and recovery.

Meanwhile, the light-sport designation has been a magnet for entrepreneurs.

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Having a public universally-accepted designation as corporation reduces contracting and search costs".

Squatters and poachers may come in and kills animals despite the designation of these areas as parks.

Because they were becoming far too numerous to think of them as planets, with that kind of special designation.

So lofty is the designation that you don't even have to win it to bask in its glow.

The official designation of this chunk of land is ccc42.

TopOwl®'s head position sensor, used during target designation and weapon firing.

If doubled pawns make the normal designation of a pawn capture ambiguous, the rank of the captured pawn is included.

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designation (ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən)

—n
1.	something that designates, such as a name or distinctive mark
2.	the act of designating or the fact of being designated

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Word Origin & History

designation

late 14c., "action of pointing out," from L. designationem, noun of action from designare (see design). Meaning "descriptive name" is from 1824.

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