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  1. denote

    transitive verb

    1. To mark; indicate.
      "a frown that denoted increasing impatience."
    2. To serve as a symbol or name for the meaning of; signify.
      "A flashing yellow light denotes caution."
    3. To signify directly; refer to specifically.
      "The word “river” denotes a moving body of water and connotes such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life."

    transitive verb

    1. To mark; indicate.
      "a frown that denoted increasing impatience."
    2. To serve as a symbol or name for the meaning of; signify.
      "A flashing yellow light denotes caution."
    3. To signify directly; refer to specifically.
      "The word “river” denotes a moving body of water and connotes such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life."
    4. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out.
      "the hands of the clock denote the hour"
      Similar: denoted
    5. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
      Similar: betoken signify mean

    verb

    1. To indicate; to mark.
    2. To make overt.
    3. To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
    4. Be a sign or indication of.
    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik
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  2. merriam-webster.com

    The meaning of DENOTE is to serve as an indication of : betoken. How to use denote in a sentence. to serve as an indication of : betoken; to serve as an arbitrary mark for; to make known : announce… See the full definition. Games; Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Rhymes; Word Finder; Thesaurus; Join MWU; Shop; Books ...
  3. dictionary.cambridge.org

    Denote is a verb that means to represent or mean something. Learn how to use denote in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
  4. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

    denote something | denote what, when, etc… to mean something synonym represent. In this example 'X' denotes the time taken and 'Y' denotes the distance covered. The red triangle denotes danger. Here 'family' denotes mother, father and children. The Hebrew term used here simply denotes a young girl. compare connote
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  1. Denotation

    In linguistics and philosophy, the denotation of a word or expression is its strictly literal meaning. For instance, the English word "warm" denotes the property of having high temperature. Denotation is contrasted with other aspects of meaning including connotation. For instance, the word "warm" may evoke calmness, coziness, or kindness but these associations are not part of the word's denotation. Similarly, an expression's denotation is separate from pragmatic inferences it may trigger. For instance, describing something as "warm" often implicates that it is not hot, but this is once again not part of the word's denotation. Denotation plays a major role in several fields. Within semantics and philosophy of language, denotation is studied as an important aspect of meaning. In mathematics and computer science, assignments of denotations are assigned to expressions are a crucial step in defining interpreted formal languages. Wikipedia

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