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Bezeichnung

designation

noun be-TSAIKH-nung Common

Also means

term

Usage Note

Bezeichnung is the noun for a label, term, or designation given to something, built from the verb bezeichnen ('to denote'). Like all -ung nouns it is feminine, die Bezeichnung. It is common in formal and technical writing for naming categories.

Examples

"Die Bezeichnung ist nicht ganz korrekt."

Natural Translation

The term is not entirely correct.

Literal Translation

The designation is not quite correct.

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