denotative
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The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013
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
The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
Words are thus acknowledged to be denotative of themselves.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath
A term's denotative function is, to be the name or sign of something or some multitude of things, which are said to be called or denoted by the term.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth
Vocabulary lists containing denotative
Reading: Literature - High School
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Lesson 7
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Part 3 Literary Terms (Unit 3)
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