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单词 designation
释义 des·ig·na·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English desygnacion, from Latin designation-, designatio, from designatus + -ion-, -io, -ion
1. : the act of indicating or identifying by a mark, letter, or sign or by classification or specification
 < contriving new characters for the designation of sounds alien to the language >
 < anciently the law was that the mere repetition of a slander was not actionable if the repetition was accompanied by a designation of the author — B.N.Cardozo >
2.
 a. : a distinguishing name : a title earned or awarded
  < for years the county seat had no proper designation >
  < as a writer of light verse; but this designation isn't good enough — Charles Jackson >
 b. : naming
  < perhaps the honor that touched him most deeply was the designation during his last years of the new laboratory — C.H.Herty >
  < the designation of degrees for women graduates puzzled the more liberal educators — American Guide Series: Texas >
3.
 a. : appointment or assignment to a post
  < his next designation was a second secretaryship at Panama City >
 also : nomination for a political office
  < seeking to win the Republican primary designation >
 b. : delegation, engagement, or allocation for a service
  < his designation by Chile and Argentina as umpire of a commission >
  < the revision of the rest of Matthew and of Genesis and all of Exodus by the designation of different sections to various members of the committee — I.M.Price >
 c. archaic : a natural leaning that contributes to one's fitness
4. obsolete : end in view
5. : an allotment of bottom for planting oysters; also : the space so allotted
6. logic : the relation between a sign, word, or linguistic expression and the object referred to; also : meaning, connotation
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