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• past tense form of denote.
• past participle of denote.

denoted

American  

[dih-noh-tid] / dɪˈnoʊ tɪd /

adjective

1. indicated, as by a mark or sign.

   Select an item from the drop-down menu by pressing the denoted character, usually underscored, together with the Alt key.

2. represented by a word, numerical variable, image, or other symbol, or being the meaning or referent of such a symbol.

   In language, a word is treated as a proxy for the denoted object or concept.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of denote.

Other Word Forms

• undenoted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of denoted

First recorded in 1655–65; denote ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; denote ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

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denoted

This zone of extreme pessimism is denoted by the shaded area at the bottom of the chart above.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Robbins returns in the last play, which gives the evening its title, again on a first date, with a character denoted only as Girl, played with cool poise by Dylan Gelula.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

In its original form, the "blue check" on X denoted a user who was independently verified by the platform as a news source, celebrity or other notable figure.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025

He turned its blue ticks - which previously denoted that a high-profile account was bona fide - into a subscription model, and tied advertising payments to "verified" users to the number of interactions they receive.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

As you can see, making smaller and smaller rectangles—whose widths, denoted by the symbol Δx, go to zero—makes the value closer and closer to 32, the true value for the area of the triangle.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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