denotationnoun [ C or U ]
/ˌdiː.nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən//ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/[ C ] specialized language the main meaning of a word, not including the feelings or ideas that people may connect with the word
[ U ] specialized language the act of referring to something or naming it using a word
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- add
- badge
- be a badge of sth idiom
- connotation
- drive
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutics
- how
- loaded
- mean
- meaning
- modality
- other
- pregnant
- put words in/into sb's mouth idiom
- significantly
- signification
- signify
- speak to sb idiom
- word
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denotational
adjective uk/ˌdiː.nəʊˈteɪ.ʃən.əl//ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/
denotational meaning