Designation and Language

Designation

Designation noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.

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Language and designation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Language" instead a noun "Designation".

Language noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.

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Designation and language are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Designation" instead a noun "Language".

human	human designation	human language
old	old designation	old language
similar	similar designation	similar language
formal	formal designation	formal language
Other adjectives: separate, original, proper, simple, actual, real, obscure, bad, new, unique, universal, official, weird, basic, different.

Humans in The Madness Season have not had real names for centuries, instead given a numerical designation in the language of their Tyr overlords.

Source: You Are Number 6
Ghost in the Shell (the Japanese-language title is really their official group designation)

Source: The Squad
Palette Swap: Certain Warsaw Pact units are literally the same unit but with a different paint scheme and language; for example East Germany's forces include T-34/85Ms and BMP SP-1s/2s that are exact copies of USSR units but with a different name or designation.

Source: Video Game / Wargame: European Escalation

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