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denotation

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted adeinnoottStarts with DEnds with N0 clues
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  1. The direct or literal meaning of a word or expression.

Word origin

From Late Latin dēnotātiō, from Latin dēnotāre (“to denote, mark out”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from dē- (“completely”) + notāre (“to mark”); equivalent to denote + -ation.

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

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