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Denotation

//ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to wordnet
  3. 3
    The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated. countable, uncountable

    "The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different."

  4. 4
    the act of indicating or pointing out by name wordnet
  5. 5
    The intension and extension of a word countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Late Latin dēnotātiō, from Latin dēnotāre (“to denote, mark out”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from dē- (“completely”) + notāre (“to mark”); equivalent to denote + -ation.

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