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Raredenotation
The correct spelling is denotation.
How to pronounce denotation
/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
nounIPA: /ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
Say it like: Den-ota-sho-n
The correct spelling is denotation. The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes For example: "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."
Usage Examples
“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.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
- 2.The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as 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.
- 3.The intension and extension of a word
- 4.Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
- 5.Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
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