adjective
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able to denote; designative
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explicit; overt
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of denotative
1605–15; < Latin dēnotātus (past participle of dēnotāre to mark out, denote ( def. ) ) + -ive
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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The denotative meanings of these abbreviations vary over a wide range.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2013
Definitions are of three types, denotative, expository, scientific.
From How We Think by John Dewey
The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.
From Meaning of Truth by William James
Besides their use in illustrating the denotative force of propositions, these circles may be employed to verify the results of Obversion, Conversion, and the secondary modes of Immediate Inference.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.
From How We Think by John Dewey
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