designation

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something

The park received its designation as a World Heritage Site in 1994.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an official name, title, or... title label name appellation denomination epithet appointment

Word family

Related forms designate design sign

Etymology

From Latin designatio ('a marking out, specification'), from designare ('to mark out, denote'), from de- + signare ('to mark'), from signum ('mark, sign').

designare Latin signum Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# designation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something

## Examples
- The park received its designation as a World Heritage Site in 1994.

## Synonyms
- title
- label
- name
- appellation
- denomination
- epithet
- appointment

## Related Forms
- designate
- design
- sign

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: designare
- Root: signum

## Etymology
From Latin designatio ('a marking out, specification'), from designare ('to mark out, denote'), from de- + signare ('to mark'), from signum ('mark, sign').

## AI Etymology
Designation is from Latin designatio ('a marking out, specification'), from designare ('to mark out, denote'), from de- + signare ('to mark'), from signum ('mark, sign'). Important recorded forms include designare (Latin) and signum (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something. The wider family includes related words such as designate, design, and sign.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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