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denotatory

denotatory adjective: serving to denote.

Adjective

denotatory (not comparable)

  1. Serving to denote.
    • That being so, it is hardly possible to avoid the feeling that 'High tide' and 'the heron dived' also have symbolic connotations in addition to their denotatory meaning.1982, Allan Rodway, The Craft of Criticism, page 22

Origin of denotatory

From denote + -atory.

Questions about denotatory

What does denotatory mean?
Denotatory means serving to denote.
What part of speech is denotatory?
Denotatory is an adjective.

Words near denotatory in the dictionary

  1. denotative
  2. denotatively
  3. denotativeness
  4. denotator
  5. denotators
  6. denotatory
  7. denotatum
  8. denote
  9. denoted
  10. denotee
  11. denotees

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