denotation in English dictionary

  • denotation

    Meanings and definitions of "denotation"

    • The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
    • (logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, literal or explicit meaning of a word, phrase or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
    • (philosophy, logic) The intension and extension of a word
    • (semantics) Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
    • (semiotics) The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary
    • (computer science) Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
    • (media-studies) A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
    • noun
      The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
    • noun
      (logic, linguistics, semiotics)
      The primary, literal, or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
    • noun
      (philosophy, logic)
      The intension and extension of a word
    • noun
      (semantics)
      Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
    • noun
      (semiotics)
      The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary
    • noun
      (computer science)
      Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
    • noun
      (media-studies)
      A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
    • act of denoting
    • primary or explicit meaning
    • something signified or referred to
    • The literal meaning of something.
    • noun
      the act of indicating or pointing out by name
    • noun
      the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

    Synonyms of "denotation" in English dictionary

    substance, indication, meaning are the top synonyms of "denotation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of denotation

    • denotation ( plural  denotations)
    • denotation (plural denotations)
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