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Definition of designation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

designation

noun
 
/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
 
/ˌdezɪɡˈneɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [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.
  2. [countable] a name, title or description
    • Her official designation is Financial Controller.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of marking’): from Latin designatio(n-), from the verb designare, based on signum ‘a mark’.
See designation in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee designation in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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