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Definition of denotation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

denotation

noun

/ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃn/

/ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃn/

(specialist)

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the act of naming something with a word; the actual object or idea to which the word refers compare connotation

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