Crossword clues for denotation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Denotation \De`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. denotatio: cf. F.
d['e]notation.]
The marking off or separation of anything.
--Hammond.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "indication," from Late Latin denotationem (nominative denotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of denotare (see denote). As a term in logic, from 1843 (contrasted with connotation).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes 2 (context logic linguistics semiotics English) 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. 3 (context philosophy logic English) The intension and extension of a word 4 (context semantics English) Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol 5 (context semiotics English) The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary 6 (context computer science English) Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics 7 (context media-studies English) 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.
WordNet
n. the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn: indication]
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" [syn: reference, extension]
Wikipedia
Denotation is a translation of a sign to its meaning, precisely to its literal meaning, more or less like dictionaries try to define it. Denotation is sometimes contrasted to connotation, which translates a sign to its associated meanings.
In semiotics, denotation is the surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary.
Usage examples of "denotation".
But in describing the relationship between the tenant and the naguals of his line, don Juan kept on mixing the Spanish-language male and female gender denotation, creating a great confusion in me.
Naturally names that go back to the very dawn have greater storied content than modern names, most of which are merely convenient denotations packed with noise value.
If you knew what the sound meant, if you understood the language of the waters in all its detail with its many connotations and denotations, it might make you laugh.