Denotation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃn|
Brit.
|diːnəʊˈteɪʃn|
noun
- the act of indicating or pointing out by name (syn: indication)
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (syn: extension, reference)
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (syn: extension, reference)
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The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations.
The definition provides the word's denotation.
Word forms
noun
singular: denotation
plural: denotations
singular: denotation
plural: denotations
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