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denotation

de·no·ta·tion

US/ˌdiː.noʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of indicating or pointing out by name

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2.

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

  • “the extension of”
  • “is the set containing only Demos and Phobos”
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Origin

From Late Latin dēnotātiō, from Latin dēnotāre (“to denote, mark out”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from dē- (“completely”) + notāre (“to mark”); equivalent to denote + -ation.

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