denote
verb (used with object)
to be a mark or sign of; indicate.
denotement
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a word derived from
denote.
Example Sentences
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The expression of admiration on her face, although quiet and delicate, was quite satisfactory—for a moment only; and then the denotement of delight passed out of her visage, as though expelled by some physical pang.
From Eleven Possible Cases by Franklin Fyles
The delivery of all the speeches of the broken, humiliated, haunted minister was deeply touching, not alone in music of voice but in denotement of knowledge of human nature and human suffering and endurance.
From Shadows of the Stage by William Winter
This valuable precis of the world's economic wisdom serves not only as a trustworthy text-book, but also as an authoritative denotement of old economic landmarks.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
Some pronouns are so general, and hence so vague, in their denotement that they show the speaker's complete ignorance of the objects they denote.
From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg
When postfixed to the noun-state of the verb, the compound word thus formed, expresses a continued state of the verbal denotement.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
