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denotation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | indication |
| Type of | naming |
| Derivation | denote |
Examples of denotation
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Recent research has led to some reconsideration of the phrase and its denotation.
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Generally speaking, the smaller the denotation set, the larger is the connotation.
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As far as I know, hyphen is not used as a denotation of long vowels in Romaji.
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By the fact, that he eventually jumps, he escapes from this denotation.
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The denotation of a concept is the actual collection of entities that do fall under it.
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Authors writing their texts consider not only a word's denotation, but also its connotation.
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Connotation is often contrasted with denotation, which is more or less synonymous with extension.
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The operation indexed by each symbol is called the denotation or interpretation of that symbol.
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It's the difference between a denotation and connotation.
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- Indication: the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- Reference: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
- (denotative) having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
- (denotative) in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
- *In logic, linguistics and semiotics, the denotation of a word or phrase is a part of its meaning; however, the part referred to varies by context: ** In grammar and literary theory, the literal meaning or "dictionary definition" of a term, devoid of emotion, attitude, and color. ...
- In semiotics, denotation is the surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary.
- The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes; The primary, literal, or explicit meaning of 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; The intension and ...
- The most basic or literal meaning of a sign, e.g., the word "rose" signifies a particular kind of flower.
- What a word points to, names, or refers to, either in the world of things or in the mind.
