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Webster 1913 Edition


Destination

Desˊti-na′tion

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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

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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


Destination

Destination

See also: destination

German

Noun

Destination f (genitive Destination, plural Destinationen)

  1. destination

destination

destination

See also: Destination

English

Noun

destination (plural destinations)

  1. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
  2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  3. 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.

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Pronunciation

Noun

destination f (plural destinations)

  1. destination