denotative
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The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013
The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
From this eternal word, which is of the nature of the sphota and possesses denotative power, there is produced the object denoted, i.e. this world which consists of actions, agents, and results of action.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
Words are thus acknowledged to be denotative of themselves.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
Because the denotative power of all words is dependent on the being of Brahman.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
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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