dénotation

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēnotātiō. By surface analysis, dénoter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

dénotation f (plural dénotations)

(linguistics, semantics) denotation
Coordinate term: connotation

Related terms

dénotatif

Further reading

“dénotation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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