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The denotation of "dog" is "quadruped of many breeds, wild an domesticated". The connotion of "dog" for a person brought up from childhood with a friendly dog will possibly have the specific connotation of a friendly dog when hearing the word "dog". Another person may have feelings of dislike towards the word "dog" ; for him it connotes a barking (and maybe biting) ill-tempered animal.
The "denotation" of a word is the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of the word (as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it).
The "denotation" of a word is the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of the word (as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it).
The "denotation" of a word is the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of the word (as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it).
The literal meaning of the word
The literal meaning of the word
Connotation is an antonym for denotation. Connotation refers to the additional meaning or emotion associated with a word beyond its literal definition, while denotation is the literal or dictionary definition of a word.
Yes, the denotation of a word is the specific meaning of the word. It is in contrast to the connotation of a word which is all the things the word suggests or implies.
The denotation of the word "brother" is a male sibling; a boy or man who shares the same parent or parents.
The denotation for the word "hog" is a domesticated pig or any of various mammals related to or resembling the pig.
Denotation is a word that is used to describe indication of a process through reference to a word or a symbol. A sentence with the word denotation would be, "Besides there varied denotations, the artists found a point of agreement."
Its denotation