denotation
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But then we bring grammar and syntax and diction and meaning making and connotation and denotation, we take the ocean of sign system and make it into sentences and words, meanings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022
They have the denotation level, which is what they mean in the dictionary sense.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022
Beginning writers tend to think that definition writing looks only at the denotation, or dictionary definition.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
So they often use emojis for connotations vs. denotation.
From Washington Post
The first point to observe is that, in any proposition about "the author of Waverley," provided Scott is not explicitly mentioned, the denotation itself, i.e.
From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
