Added 9 October 2026
denotation
/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: dēnotātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about denotation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act of indicating or pointing out by name.
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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
Origin
From Late Latin dēnotātiō, from Latin dēnotāre (“to denote, mark out”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from dē- (“completely”) + notāre (“to mark”); equivalent to denote + -ation.
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