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# designation

noun (a designation, designations)

«designation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A designation is a name, title or label given to something or someone. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «designation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/designation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«designation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/designation.html) on Mova free.