denotative Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
denotive.
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adjective satellite in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
explicit.
WordNet
De*not"a*tive adjective
Definitions
Having power to denote; designating or marking off. Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. Latham.