designation

designation is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.

[2] Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.

[3] That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. The usual designation of the days of the week. Whewell.

[4] Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase. Finite and infinite seem . . . to be attributed primarily, in their first designation, only to those things have parts. Locke.

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