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Noun designation has 3 senses
appellation, denomination, designation, appellative - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others--1 is a kind of name
 --1 has particulars:
appointment, assignment, designation, naming - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"--2 is a kind of decision, determination, conclusion
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designation, identification - the act of designating or identifying something--3 is a kind of determination, finding
 --3 has particulars: diagnosis, diagnosing
 
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