OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 60

denotation

/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
denotación
The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
denotación
The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as 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.
Regarding denotation, the terms were generally used to refer to a wide range of language contact varieties and features.
The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different.
denotación
Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
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