designations

noun

the act of designating or identifying something

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

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Where does designations come from?

The word designations breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sign-, from Latin signum (“mark, sign”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.