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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•no•ta•tion /ˌdinoʊˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the specific meaning of a word or expression. Compare connotation.
See -nota-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•no•ta•tion (dē′nō tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsthe explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it;
the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience. Cf. connotation. - Linguisticsa word that names or signifies something specific:"Wind'' is the denotation for air in natural motion. "Poodle'' is the denotation for a certain breed of dog.
- the act or fact of denoting;
indication. - something that denotes;
mark;
symbol. - Philosophy[Logic.]
- the class of particulars to which a term is applicable.
- that which is represented by a sign.
- Latin dēnotātiōn- (stem of dēnotātiō) a marking out, equivalent. to dēnotāt(us) (past participle of dēnotāre; see denote) + -iōn- -ion
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: denotation /ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃən/ n - the act or process of denoting; indication
- a particular meaning, esp one given explicitly rather than by suggestion
- something designated or referred to
- another name for extension
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