designation
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5.3
- noun
- /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
:
denominación
- The discussion about the choice of terms acceptable for race designation was a highly charged political debate.
- race designation
- a professional designation
- designation as a name
He says pure and impure confront one another for the first time as designations of station.
- He says pure and impure confront one another for the first time as designations of station.
- Because they're, they, they don't want to, they're, they're afraid of the word, the designation.
- The Presbyterian, now we're starting to like get into that, that that broader designation, because the Presbyterians have less ritual, less liturgy.
- Slave exists as a term, as a designation, as a concept in relation to master and vice versa.
- Sure, but you don't carry a designation by marrying somebody a a national.
Examples
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Some professors did receive a "chili pepper" designation, as mentioned earlier, indicating "attractiveness."
Academic text (2008) -
For many people, it was also important that the new race designation make specific reference to Africa.
Academic text (1994) -
Along with "Native" or "Native North American," this designation will be used throughout my discussion.
Academic text (2008) -
The discussion of what the race designation should be escalated during this period.
Academic text (1994) -
For the siblings to give someone either of these designations was considered a vote of confidence.
Fiction book (1991) -
In response to the designation, Ontario released the Woodland Caribou Conservation Plan in 2009.
Academic text (2012) -
Consequently, the class factor in the discourse on race designation is a complex sociological phenomenon.
Academic text (1994) -
During the 1960s, Black and Afro-American emerged as key terms for race designation, frequently used interchangeably.
Academic text (1994) -
CSWE was by then tracking racial and ethnic data, including eight self-reported designations that remain in use today.
Academic text (2008) -
The committee announced the official designation of the new park in honor of the city's founder.
Synonyms
179
1.0
A word or label added to something online to describe it
22
4.9
A word, number and symbol that shows a person or thing
7
4.9
A value of money shown on a coin or bill
7
7.2
A heading that groups things for discussion or study
4
8.3
A name used to identify a person, place or thing
2
3.8
A code, number or name that stands for one record in a system
A name used to identify a person, place, or thing
A word used as the formal name of a species in science
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word designation comes from Latin words de- and signare, which mean 'to mark' or 'to make a sign', and it shares the same root as the common word sign. So a designation is a name or title that 'marks' someone and shows who they are.