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
Diverse, however, has positive connotations in this same context, despite its neutral denotation of “varied.”
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
For Merriam-Webster, which seems to precipitate news headlines every time it rolls out fresh batches of new terms, the flurry of attention evinces an enduring interest in denotation, Mr. Sokolowski said.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2019
A stroller with a French fiddle comes within the denotation of the word: a towel-rail is also called mambro from some fancied resemblance to the fiddle.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
