denotation

Example Sentences

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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

He creates a stirring reciprocity between visual denotation and material form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2015

So they often use emojis for connotations vs. denotation.

From Washington Post

In these lines, fully as much is conveyed to the reader by the mere melody of m's and r's and l's as by the content, or denotation, of the words.

From Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker