denotation

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But then we bring grammar and syntax and diction and meaning making and connotation and denotation, we take the ocean of sign system and make it into sentences and words, meanings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2022

They have the denotation level, which is what they mean in the dictionary sense.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

Diverse, however, has positive connotations in this same context, despite its neutral denotation of “varied.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

So they often use emojis for connotations vs. denotation.

From Washington Post

Double or treble the number of attributes, and you do not necessarily reduce the denotation by one-half or one-third.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William