Designation and Sort

Designation

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

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

Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Designation and sort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Designation" instead a noun "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

human	human designation	human sort
old	old designation	old sort
rare	rare designation	rare sort
special	special designation	special sort
Other adjectives: similar, usual, regular, true, actual, real, bad, new, unique, vague, general, military, unusual, weird, basic, different.

He eventually capitulates and accepts the designation, though only with qualifications (a "sort of druid").

Source: Literature / Saga of Recluce
The Council was savvy enough to stay on the lookout for those sort of people, give them a special designation, and use them appropriately.

Source: One Riot, One Ranger
This sort of thing applies to every SPARTAN-II Super Soldier; because all of them were "recruited" and brainwashed by the military as children, none of them remember their family names, which were replaced by designation numbers.

Source: Only One Name

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