Denotation

/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "denotation" (64 found)

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Adjective(4 words)
icelandic meinalexical item meaninglinguistic significationliteral usage
Noun(4 words)
indicationliteral meaningliteralsmake sense

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dictionary denotationextensional denotationliteral denotationreferential extension

Collocations

5 entries
dictionary denotationextensional denotationliteral denotationsemantic denotationterm denotation

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Through both denotation and connotation, many Turkish names are weighty with symbolism. Before the Second World War, the European system of name-giving was adopted, and the people of Turkey chose new surnames for themselves from a list of names which had been created on the basis of etymology and semantics.

Source: tatoeba (5177439)

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.

Source: wiktionary

Regarding denotation, the terms were generally used to refer to a wide range of language contact varieties and features.

Source: wiktionary

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