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Definitions: Designation |
DesignationNoun1. Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. 2. The act of designating. 3. The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee". 4. The act of designating or identifying something. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "designation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
Synonyms: DesignationSynonyms: appellation (n), appellative (n), appointment (n), assignment (n), denomination (n), identification (n), naming (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Class | Manner, description, denomination, designation, rubric, character, stamp predicament; indication, particularization, selection, specification. |
Commission | Appointment, nomination, designation, return; charter; ordination; installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in; accession, coronation, enthronement. |
Nomenclature | Name; appelation, appelative; designation, title; heading, rubric; caption; denomination; by-name, epithet. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Designation |
| English words defined with "designation": Brother Jonathan ♦ class Lycopodineae ♦ denominate, Denominative, designate ♦ Empire City ♦ homestead law, Homonymous, Homonymy, Hydrosulphuric ♦ Irvingite ♦ Judge-Advocate General ♦ Latin races, Lycopodineae ♦ Man at arms, Micronesian ♦ Organonymy ♦ Reis, Root-and-branch men ♦ Sisters of Charity, Storm-and-stress period ♦ To take a name in vain, Toponomy. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "designation": Vocable. (references) |
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 | N44C is the designation for a region of ionized hydrogen gas surrounding an association of ...Credit: NASA. |  | The front gate sign at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., reflects the base's new designation as an active-duty base. (P.; photo by Lynn Gonzales).. |
 | Facing camera: Doc Hatfield, from Brothers, OR, and the OR/WA State Director Elaine Zielinski, and Connie Hatfield at the Steens designation discussion.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |  | Troy Nichols (Gordon Smith's aide), Doc Hatfield, Stacie Davies, and Secretary Babbitt discuss the Steens designation.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |
 | Rancher, Stacie Davies, talks with Secretary Babbitt about Steens Designation issues at Big Indian Gorge.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |  | Steens designation tour group at the East Rim viewpoint on the top of Steens Mountain.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |
 | Governor Kitzhaber and Harney County Judge Steve Grosty discuss Steens Designation at Big Indian Gorge.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |  | Doc Hatfield and Secretary Babbitt confirm Steens designation with Jamie Workman, the USDI press secretary, looks on.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |
 | Town meeting to discuss Steens designation with Secretary Babbitt in Burns, OR.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |  | Crowd outside Sage Country Inn, where Secretary Babbitt met with SEAORRAC county court and environmentalists on Steens designation.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | In all lawful governments, the designation of the persons, who are to bear rule, is as natural and necessary a part as the form of the government itself, and is that which had its establishment originally from the people; the anarchy being much alike, to have no form of government at all; or to agree, that it shall be monarchical, but to appoint no way to design the person that shall have the power, and be the monarch. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany undertakes to approve the designation of the consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls, and consular agents, whose names shall be notified to her, and to admit them to the exercise of their functions in conformity with the usual rules and customs. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Moreover, he had in his favour that grand designation for the throne, exile. |
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Health | Although certain geographic regions contain specific leptospiral serovars and species, the serologic characterization of an isolate is not an absolute predictor of its species designation. (references) | |
A priority designation is intended to direct overall attention and resources to the evaluation of applications for products that have the potential for providing significant therapeutic advances. (references) | ||
Business | Private associations do not have legal status until they receive their official designation from the Federal Electoral Institute. (references) | |
Children | Russia | Reportedly the designation is an honorary one and does not affect those programs' budgets. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Mexico | Political parties do not have legal status until they receive their official designation from the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). (references) |
Spain | Protestant and Muslim leaders would like their communities to receive government support through an income tax allocation or other designation. (references) | |
Economic History | Japan | As of 1999, there were 26 areas throughout Japan with the Technopolis designation. (references) |
Kuwait | Under the constitution, the designation is subject to the approval of the National Assembly. (references) | |
Mexico | The second classification, the distinctiveness side, includes trademarks, trade dresses, trade names, slogans, and designation of origin. (references) | |
Human Rights | Kuwait | Despite its designation as an advisory body, the Human Rights Committee has shown that, in practice, it is able to mobilize government agencies to address egregious human rights problems. (references) |
Minorities | Turkmenistan | Non-Turkmen fear that the designation of Turkmen as the official language places their children at a disadvantage educationally and economically. (references) |
Political Economy | PARAGUAY | Paraguayan regulations require country of origin designation on domestic and imported products. (references) |
Trade | Korea | From 2000, more than two investors in similar industrial sectors can apply for a designation as a FIZ. (references) |
Korea | For example, any foreign investor whose investment exceeds $100 million can request designation as a Foreign Investment Zone (FIZ). (references) | |
Costa Rica | In some cases, U.S. and domestic companies doing business in Costa Rica use the International Standards Organization (ISO) designation in their promotional campaigns. (references) | |
Travel | New Zealand | New Zealand is known for its designation sports lodges and has a very wide network of Bed & Breakfast and Farmstay inns. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Terrorist Activity: In October 1997, the State Department formally designated the LTTE as a foreign terrorist organization; that designation was renewed in October 1999. Terrorist activities in the capital city of Colombo and other areas remain a serious threat. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Mauritania | Many persons, including some from all ethnic groups, still use the designation of slave in referring to themselves or others. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The difficulty of sustaining the regulations of our commerce and of other important interests from abuse without such designation furnishes a strong motive for this measure. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | This legislation will permit states and localities to apply to the federal government for designation as urban enterprise zones. |
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| "Designation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Designation" is used about 357 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 357 | 15,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "designation": designation for a mission ♦ designation of days and hours ♦ designation of the inventor ♦ edition designation ♦ laser target designation system ♦ permanent designation ♦ point designation grid ♦ runway designation marking ♦ target designation. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "designation": pre-designation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "designation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | titull (appellation, caption, degree, dignity, handle, heading, name, rubric, title), shënim (annotation, comment, denotation, denotement, entry, epigram, gloss, jotting, memorandum, notation, notch, notching, note, paragraph, record, remark, writing), qëllim (aim, ambition, aspiration, cause, design, end, goal, idea, intent, intention, Mark, mission, notion, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, term, thought, view), paraqitje (adduction, demonstration, display, face, figure, guise, introduction, likeness, make, manifestation, portrayal, preferment, presence, presentation, production, profile, recommendation, representation, showing, smartness, statement, submission), paracaktim (destination, prearrangement, predetermination), përcaktim (definition, design, destination, determination), emërtim (denomination, label). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مهمة (assignment, business, charge, commission, duty, errand, function, job, mission, office, place, stint, task, undertaking, work), لقب (agnomen, appellation, call, cognomen, denomination, designate, dub, entitle, epithet, nickname, pet name, sobriquet, soubriquet, style, surname, title), تسمية (appellation, nomenclature), تعيين (creation, installation, nomination, specification), إسم (denomination, name, rubric), إختيار لمنصب, دلالة (augury, indication, marker, significance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | указание (clue, indication, instruction, intimation, lead, monition, symptom), цел (aim, ambition, consummation, destination, effect, end, goal, intent, intention, mission, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, turn), титла (degree, dignity, title), обозначаване, назначение (assignment, destination, nomination, placement), заглавие (heading, headline, headword, title), предназначение (destination, function, purpose), посочване (indication, mention, representation, signification, specification), име (appellation, appellative, denomination, fame, handle, name, rating, record, title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 指定 (Designate, specified, specify, Specifying). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pojmenování (denomination), oznaèení (denomination, indication, label, marking, signification), název (heading, name, term, title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | designation (designator), indsaettelse, betegnelse (appointment, appointment to office, description, indication, term). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | benoeming (appointment, appointment to office, declaration, declarative, directive, nomad, nomination), aanwijzing (arbitrary sign, declaration, declarative, directions, directive, draft, etc.), indicating, instruction, natural sign, order (on a bank). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تخصیص (Devotion), اسم (Asthma, Name, Noun, Title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nimitys (appointment, mane, term). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | désignation (description). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | bezeichnung (acceptation, appellation, denotation, description, designating, expression, indication, marking, meaning, notation, signification, term, title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μύνηση, προσδιορισμόσ (determination, specification), προσδιορισμός (allocation, determination, identifier, qualification, qualifier), περιγραφή (concept description, delineation, description, generalization, outline), ονομασία (appellation, denomination, name), διορισμόσ (appointment, assignation, commission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ וי (appointment, nomination, subscription), יעי"" (assignment, betrothal), יעו" (appointment, assignment, calling, destiny, lot, mission, promise, vocation), תואר (adjective, appearance, aspect, degree, epithet, figure, shape, title), ציון (denotation, index, indication, marking, note, record, remark, sign, subscript). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kijelölés (alignment, assignment, denotation, setout, setting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tanda pangkat (badge), penunjukkan (denotation), gelar-gelaran (a so-called title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | designazione (assignment, nomination, term). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 称呼 (appellation), 指定 (assignment, pointing at, specification), 任命 (appointment, commission, nomination, ordination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょう" (appellation, evidence, marshes and lakes, proof, respect for olden days), してい (assignment, janitor, messenger, pointing at, private residence, servant, specification, teacher and student, youngpeople), に"めい (appointment, commission, nomination, ordination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 지 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ennym (epithet, figurehead, name, noun, title of book), enmys (address, appoint, baptize, baptize ship, cite, denominate, denomination, designate, direct, entitle, enumerate, head, name, nomenclature, nominate, specify, style, superscription, term, terminology, title). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | esignationday designação (appointment, assignment, choice, definition, denomination, title). (various references) desemnare, denumire (appellation, denomination, label, name, naming, nomenclature), scop (aim, butt, consummation, design, effect, end, goal, intent, intention, Mark, meaning, mission, object, objective, order, purpose, scope, serve, target, turn, use), indicare (indication). (various references) обозначение (denotation, denotement, designator, naming convention, staking, symbol). (various references) oznaka (badge, denotement, hallmark, index, label, mark, marking, tally), određenje (determination), imenovanje (appellation, appointment, nomination). (various references) nombramiento (appointment, appointment to office, approbation, commission, establishment, nomination), designación (appointment, assignation, label, name, term). (various references) utnämning (appointment, assignment, creation, nomination), beteckning (denomination, denotation, indication, term), benämning (appellation, denomination, name, term), angivande (indication, indicative of). (various references) tayin (appointment, assignment, investment, nomination, preferment), tahsis (allocation, allotment, assignment, disposition), isim (appellation, character, denomination, first name, forename, given name, moniker, name, noun, record, repute, substantive, title), gösterme (demo, demonstration, diagnosis, display, indication, pointing, presentation, shew, showing, view), gösterilme, atanma, atama (appointment, assignation, assignment, commission, cooptation, co-optation, creation, installation, installment, instalment, institution, investiture, investment, nomination, placement, posting, preferment), ad (appellation, denomination, denotation, fame, first name, given name, moniker, name, noun, reputation, repute, substantive, title). (various references) вказівка (admonition, denotement, fiat, prescript), визначення (appreciation, decision, decretal, definition, determination, ordainment), назва (appellation, appellative, denomination, name, nomenclature, nomination), називання (nomenclature, nomination), знак (dagger, denotation, denotement, icon, ikon, index, note, office, omen, point, seal, sign, signal, token, warning). (various references) sự mệnh danh, sự chỉ rõ (individualization, individuation, specification), sự chỉ định (allocation, nomination), sự bổ nhiệm sự gọi tên, sự định rõ sự chọn lựa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | vocamini. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "designation": designations. (additional references) | |
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"Designation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: desination, disignation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "designation" (pronounced de'zignā"shun) |
| 7 | -i g n ā" sh u n | indignation. |
| 6 | -g n ā" sh u n | impregnation, resignation, stagnation. |
| 5 | -n ā" sh u n | abomination, alienation, antidiscrimination, assassination, carnation, combination, concatenation, condemnation, consternation, contamination, coordination, coronation, culmination, damnation, decaffeination, decontamination, denomination, desalination, destination, determination, detonation, discrimination, disinclination, dissemination, divination, domination, donation, elimination, emanation, examination, explanation, extermination, fascination, germination, hallucination, hibernation, hydrogenation, illumination, imagination, impersonation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, indoctrination, insemination, insubordination, intonation, machination, nation, nomination, nondiscrimination, ordination, origination, pagination, pollination, predestination, procrastination, profanation, recrimination, reexamination, reincarnation, rejuvenation, renomination, rumination, subordination, termination, transillumination, vaccination. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concentration, conciliation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, cultivation, dalmatian, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, disembarkation, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, documentation, domestication, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elongation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, harmonization, hesitation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hyperinflation, identification, illustration, imitation, immigration, immunization, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incorporation, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, organisation, organization, orientation, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procreation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, titillation, toleration, transformation, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-i-i-n-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: destaining, isoantigen. | |
-2 letters: antinodes, antinoise, destining, detaining, digestion, ideations, indigents, ingestion, iodinates, negations. | |
-3 letters: adenitis, agonised, anginose, anointed, antigens, antinode, astonied, dainties, denoting, diagnose, dingiest, donating, editions, enations, enditing, gentians, ginniest, ideating, ideation, indigens, indigent, indigoes, iodating, iodinate, negation, negatons, sainting, sedating, sedation, sedition, sonatine, staining, standing, steading, tonnages. | |
-4 letters: agisted, agonies, agonise, agonist. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-g-i-i-n-n-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: denigrations, designations. | |
+3 letters: disintegration, disorientating, xenodiagnostic. | |
+4 letters: depigmentations, disintegrations, indigenizations, intergradations, reconsolidating, redintegrations. | |
+5 letters: demagnetizations, discountenancing, interdigitations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 73 69 67 6E 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . ... .. --. -. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01110011 01101001 01100111 01101110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e s i g n a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0073 0069 0067 006E 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3871857573806786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Speeches 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Orthography 19. Bibliography |
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