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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
--2 has particulars:
- 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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