denotation
English
Etymology
From to denote (from Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare (“denote, mark out”), itself from de- (“completely”) + notare (“to mark”) + -ation; equivalent to denote + -ation.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: de‧no‧ta‧tion
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
denotation (countable and uncountable, plural denotations)
- The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
- (logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of signifier such as 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.
- The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different.
- (philosophy, logic) The intension and extension of a word
- (semantics) Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
- (computer science) Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
- (media-studies) 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.
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Translations
act of denoting
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primary or explicit meaning
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something signified or referred to
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References
- “denotation” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Danish
Noun
denotation c (singular definite denotationen, plural indefinite denotationer)
- denotation (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
Declension of denotation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | denotation | denotationen | denotationer | denotationerne |
genitive | denotations | denotationens | denotationers | denotationernes |
Further reading
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