dénotation

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēnotātiō. By surface analysis, dénoter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

dénotation f (plural dénotations)

1. (linguistics, semantics) denotation

   Coordinate term: connotation

Related terms

• dénotatif

Further reading

• “dénotation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012