denotation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
denotation
n.
indication; definition; symbol
Denotation
Denotation is a translation of a sign to its
meaning, precisely to its meaning, more or less like dictionaries try to define it. Denotation is sometimes contrasted to
connotation, which translates a sign to meanings
associated with it.
denotation
Noun
1. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
(synonym) indication
(hypernym) naming
(derivation) denote
2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
(synonym) reference, extension
(hypernym) meaning, substance
(derivation) denote, refer
dénotation
nf.
denotation
Denotation
(n.)
The marking off or separation of anything.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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