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# designation

«designation» in Mova's school dictionary: **a name, title or label given to something or someone** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a designation, designations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A designation is a name, title or label given to something or someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#m1)

2) (formal) Designation is choosing or naming someone or something for a special purpose or job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In formal texts and official documents: a job designation, the designation of a park as a protected area. In science, a star may have a letter-and-number designation. Phrases: official designation, job designation.

### examples

- The plane had the designation "Flight 307". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x1)
- Her job designation is head teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x2)
- The forest received designation as a national park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x3)
- Each storm gets a name as its designation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x4)
- Write your name and designation on the form. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x5)
- The designation of the area as a nature reserve protects the birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x6)
- The robot's designation was R2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x7)
- Rooms have designations like A1 and B2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#x8)

### note

Formal. Verb: designate (to name or choose). Countable. Everyday words: name, title, label.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «designation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.