denotative

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013

The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.

From Meaning of Truth by James, William

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

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

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

From How We Think by Dewey, John

Another peculiar doctrine expounded here is that all words have natural denotative powers by which they themselves out of their own nature refer to certain objects irrespective of their comprehension or non-comprehension by the hearer.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath