1) Steel (n.) - an alloy of iron and a small amount of carbon. A useful and common metal. "Bob was pleased with the set of stainless steel knives he got for his birthday."
2) Steel (n.) - also known as a honing steel. A rod of steel (see (1)) used to sharpen knives "Bob's joy was only heightened when he found his sister had given him a steel to go with the knives"
3) Steel (v.) - to prepare/brace emotionally or physically for something unpleasant. "He had to steel himself to open his grandmother's birthday gift; she always gave him a Barbie doll." "Bill steeled himself before jumping out of the airplane and pulling his parachute."
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. Denotation is the literal definition of a word, without any assumed or implied meanings.
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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).
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."
The term is "connotation" (as compared to the literal meaning or denotation).
The literal meaning of the word
The literal meaning of the word
The literal meaning of a word is known as its "denotation." The colloquial, implied or secondary meaning is called the "connotation."
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.
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. Denotation is the literal definition of a word, without any assumed or implied meanings.
The direct or literal meaning of a word is its denotation.
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The literal meaning of the word
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).
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