different between signification vs designation

signification

English

Etymology

From Old French significacion, from Latin signific?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s??n?f??ke???n/

Noun

signification (countable and uncountable, plural significations)

  1. The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
  2. Evidence for the existence of something.
  3. A meaning of a word.

French

Etymology

Latin signific?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.?i.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

signification f (plural significations)

  1. meaning; definition; signification

Further reading

  • “signification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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designation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio.Morphologically designate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?z???ne???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

  1. An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
  2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.
  3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
  4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

Translations

Further reading

  • designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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