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Webster 1913 Edition
Destination
Desˊti-na′tion
,Noun.
[L.
destinatio
determination: cf. F. destination
destination.] 1.
The act of destining or appointing.
2.
Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
Syn. – Appointment; design; purpose; intention; destiny; lot; fate; end.
Webster 1828 Edition
Destination
DESTINATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of destining, or appointing.2.
The purpose for which any thing is intended or appointed; end or ultimate design. Every animal is fitted for its destination.3.
The place to which a thing is appointed, as the ship left her destination; but it is more usual to say, the place of her destination.Definition 2024
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See also: Destination
English
Noun
destination (plural destinations)
- (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
- Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
- The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
Usage notes
- Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as "a destination resort" (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination).
- Destination wedding - an advance planned wedding in a foreign country, usually at a high-end resort, where the couple, the wedding party and their guests stay for about a week.
Related terms
Translations
the act of destining or appointing
purpose for which anything is destined
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the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent
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