designation
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(noun) the act of designating or identifying something |
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Synonyms: identification |
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Related Words: determination, diagnosing, diagnosis, finding |
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(noun) the act of designating |
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Related Words: naming, numeration |
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(noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approvied by the whole committee" |
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Synonyms: appointment, assignment, naming |
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Related Words: co-optation, co-option, conclusion, decision, delegacy, determination, nominating, nomination, ordaining, ordination |
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(noun) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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Synonyms: appellation, appellative, denomination |
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Related Words: cognomen, moniker, name, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet, title |
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