Denotatory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to denote. not-comparable

    "That being so, it is hardly possible to avoid the feeling that 'High tide' and 'the heron dived' also have symbolic connotations in addition to their denotatory meaning."

Example

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"That being so, it is hardly possible to avoid the feeling that 'High tide' and 'the heron dived' also have symbolic connotations in addition to their denotatory meaning."

Etymology

From denote + -atory.

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