'Denotation' definitions:
Definition of 'denotation'
noun
The act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn:
indication, denotation]
noun
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn:
reference, denotation,
extension]
Definition of 'Denotation'
- Denotation \De`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. denotatio: cf. F.
d['e]notation.]
The marking off or separation of anything. --Hammond.
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