denotative
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The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013
This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.
From How We Think by Dewey, John
Definitions are of three types, denotative, expository, scientific.
From How We Think by Dewey, John
Another peculiar doctrine expounded here is that all words have natural denotative powers by which they themselves out of their own nature refer to certain objects irrespective of their comprehension or non-comprehension by the hearer.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Besides their use in illustrating the denotative force of propositions, these circles may be employed to verify the results of Obversion, Conversion, and the secondary modes of Immediate Inference.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth
Vocabulary lists containing denotative
Reading: Literature - High School
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Lesson 7
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Part 3 Literary Terms (Unit 3)
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