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de⋅no⋅ta⋅tion
[dee-noh-tey-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | the 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. Compare connotation. |
| 2. | a 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. |
| 3. | the act or fact of denoting; indication. |
| 4. | something that denotes; mark; symbol. |
| 5. | Logic.
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Denotation
De`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. denotatio: cf. F. d['e]notation.] The marking off or separation of anything. --Hammond.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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denotation [(dee-noh-tay-shuhn)]
The basic dictionary meaning of a word, without its connotations. For example, the denotation of the word modern is “belonging to recent times,” although the word may have different connotations.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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