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Word family noun denotation adjective denotative verb denote
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdenotede‧note /dɪˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal 1 MEANINGto mean something → connote What does the word ‘curriculum’ denote that ‘course’ does not?2 SIGN/INDICATIONto represent or be a sign of something SYN indicate Crosses on the map denote villages. —denotative adjective —denotation /ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃən $ -noʊ-/ noun [countable]→ See Verb table
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denote• Each X on the map denotes 500 people.• That does not denote a huge surge for socialism, or even anything remotely like it.• The English word "family" used to denote all the people in the house, including servants.• It can also denote an idea.• The loss of colour does not denote any particular condition.• Thus main classes are denoted by 300,600,800 and so on, and not just 3 or 6.• The quantity denoted by the letter E varies from experiment to experiment.• The notation is primarily letters, but it also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.• The dotted line on the graph denotes profits.• Rostra on different levels denoted the central acting area, with massed choirs on one side.• Arrows denote the positions of the close migrating bands.
Origin denote (1500-1600) French dénoter, from Latin notare “to note”
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