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denotative

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[dee-noh-tey-tiv, dih-noh-tuh-tiv] / ˈdi noʊˌteɪ tɪv, dɪˈnoʊ tə tɪv /

adjective

  1. having power to denote.

  2. denoting or tending to denote.

    the denotative meaning of a word.

Other Word Forms

  • denotatively adverb
  • denotativeness noun
  • nondenotative adjective
  • nondenotatively adverb
  • undenotative adjective
  • undenotatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of denotative

1605–15; < Latin dēnotātus (past participle of dēnotāre to mark out, denote ( def. ) ) + -ive

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