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denotative

[ dee-noh-tey-tiv, dih-noh-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having power to denote.
  2. denoting or tending to denote:

    the denotative meaning of a word.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • n·ٲt· adverb
  • n·ٲt·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·n·ٲt adjective
  • non·n·ٲt· adverb
  • ܲ·n·ٲt adjective
  • un·n·ٲt· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of denotative1

1605–15; < Latin ŧԴdzٳܲ (past participle of ŧԴdz to mark out, denote ( def ) ) + -ive
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When I arrived, my partner took me on a drive along the Peak to Peak highway — a satisfyingly denotative name for a particularly scenic stretch of the Front Range.

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The guy’s probably right, of course, but “denotative meaning” – really? 

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The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.

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This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.

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It finds that "reality" is a denotative term, a word used to designate indifferently everything that happens.

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