designation
Meaning of designation
- the action of choosing someone to hold an office or post.
a leader's designation of his own successor
late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of marking’): from Latin designatio(n- ), from the verb designare (see designate).
Information about designation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of designation is: designations.
- Languages in which designation is used:
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Hyphenation of designation
des-ig-na-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- designation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
designation synonyms
Meaning appellation:
appellation, denomination, appellative
Meaning appointment:
appointment, assignment, naming
Meaning identification:
Meaning the action of nominating or state of being nominated:
Meaning the action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable:
Meaning an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:
Meaning pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives:
Meaning detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing:
Meaning a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position:
Meaning establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is:
Meaning the action or process of inducting someone to a post or organization:
Translation of designation
- Spanish: destino
- Italian: destinazione
- French: destination, destinée
- Portuguese: destino
- German: Bestimmung
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