Definition of denotation Denotation
de•no•ta•tion
We found 13 definitions of denotation from 6 different sources.
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What does denotation mean?
WordNet
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| denotation - 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" | ||
| reference, extension | ||
| meaning, substance the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" | ||
| denotation - the act of indicating or pointing out by name | ||
| indication | ||
| naming the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- denotation (Noun)
The act of denoting, or something such as a symbol that denotes. - denotation (Noun)
The primary, literal, or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated. - denotation (Noun)
The intension and extension of a word. - denotation (Noun)
Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol. - denotation (Noun)
The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary. - denotation (Noun)
Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics . - denotation (Noun)
A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- denotation (n.)
The marking off or separation of anything.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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denotation
The literal meaning of something.
Wikipedia 
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Different aspects of meaning.
Several parts of meaning may be called denotation. That depends on the contrast being drawn.
In logic and semantics, denotational always attracts the extension meaning "in the pair", but the other element genuinely varies. See intension for some more discussion.
A denotation is the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or colour.
Denotation often links with symbolism, as the denotation of a particular media text often represents something further; a hidden meaning (or an Engima Code) is often encoded into a media text (such as the images below).
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🔤- denotation, noun, singular of denotations.
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