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denotative

adjective as in designative

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Meaning here, then, can be neither the connotative nor denotative reference of a term; they are covered by the two prior formulae.

Definitions are of three types, denotative, expository, scientific.

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

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

In every language those words which are denotative of sounds are nearly always also imitative of them.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to denotative, such as: denotive, denoting, designatory, expressed, implying, and indicative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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