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denotive

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di nō′tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•no•tive  (di nō′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. used or serving to denote;
    denotative.
  • denote + -ive 1820–30

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•no•ta•tive  (dē′nō tā′tiv, di nō′tə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having power to denote.
  2. denoting or tending to denote:the denotative meaning of a word.
  • denotate + -ive 1605–15
de′no•ta′tive•ly, adv. 
de′no•ta′tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
denotative /dɪˈnəʊtətɪv/, denotive /dɪˈnəʊtɪv/ adj
  1. able to denote; designative
  2. explicit; overt
deˈnotatively adv
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