What does the term denotative meaning refer?

Answer 1

The dictionary meaning is the same as the denotative meaning.

Answer 2

A dictionary provides a list of literal definitions or denotative meaning of a word

Answer 3

The literal meaning is the definition found in the dictionary.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

The dictionary definition of a word

Answer 6

the words symbolic meaning