| NOUN | communication | designation, appellation, denomination, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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| act | designation, appointment, assignment, naming | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | |
| act | designation, identification | the act of designating or identifying something |
| Sounds | deh.zahgney'shahn; deh.zihgney'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. | |
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| Synonyms | appellation, denomination, appellative | |
| Narrower | nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname | A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |
| street name | An alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods) | |
| title, title of respect, form of address | An identifying appellation signifying status or function | |
| title | An appellation signifying nobility | |
| Broader | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
| Spanish | apelativo, denominación, título | |
| Catalan | apel·latiu, denominació | |
| Verbs | designate | assign a name or title / title to |
| Meaning | The act of putting a person into a non-elective position. | |
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| Synonyms | appointment, assignment, naming | |
| Narrower | co-option, co-optation | The act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's / appointee's consent) |
| delegacy | The appointment of a delegate | |
| nomination | The act of officially naming a candidate | |
| ordination, ordinance | The act of ordaining | |
| recognition | designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body | |
| Broader | decision, determination, conclusion | The act of making up your mind about something |
| Spanish | asignación, designación, nombramiento | |
| Catalan | assignació, designació, nomenament | |
| Verbs | designate | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| Meaning | The act of designating or identifying something. | |
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| Synonym | identification | |
| Narrower | diagnosis, diagnosing | identifying the nature / nature or cause of some phenomenon |
| Broader | determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation |
| Spanish | designación, identificación | |
| Catalan | designació, identificació | |
| Verbs | designate | assign a name or title / title to |
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