designation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dez′ig nāshən)


designation
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Sense: The act of designating
Synonyms:
selection Collocations, indication, specification Collocations, appointment Collocations, designating, selecting, indicating, specifying, appointing, allotting, allocating, allocation Collocations, attribution, attributing, naming, titling, entitling, tagging, nicknaming, IDing (slang), marking Collocations, calling Collocations, styling
Sense: A mark that designates
Synonyms:
classification, key word, appellation, class Collocations, label Collocations, name Collocations, tag Collocations, nickname Collocations, ID Collocations, identification, stamp Collocations, mark Collocations, seal Collocations, byword, title Collocations


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