designation
noun/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
(formal)- [uncountable] designation (as something) the action of choosing a person or thing for a particular purpose, or of giving them or it a particular status
- The district is under consideration for designation as a conservation area.
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- [countable] a name, title or description
- Her official designation is Financial Controller.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of marking’): from Latin designatio(n-), from the verb designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.
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