DIMENSIONS: DENOTATION / Quality
C O N S I D E R A T I O N S
Denote implies all that strictly belongs to the definition of the word
[Connote implies all of the ideas that are suggested by the term.]
Logic: to name; to signify
R E F E R E N C E S
Denotation 1. to be a mark or sign of; indicate. 2. to be a name or designation for; mean. 3. to represent by a symbol; stand as a symbol for. [< F dénot(er), L dénot(ãre) (to) mark out. See DE-, NOTE]
Denotation . . . . 5. Logic. a. the class of particulars to which a term is applicable. b. that which is represented by a sign. [Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
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