Denotation

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 * Definition:: ** Word or phrase that has a direct or explicit meaning, does not contain a suggested meaning; literal.


 * Origin:: **Latin dēnotātiōn- (stem of dēnotātiō ) a marking out, equivalent to dēnotāt


 * See also:: **indication, symbol

Definition taken from Merriam-Webster Dictionary (m-w.com)


 * Examples ** from text:

1) "Little Red-Cap" By The Brothers Grimm //Household Tales// ONCE UPON A TIME there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else; so she was always called “Little Red-Cap.”

2) "LITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD" by Charles Perrault //Tales of Mother Goose// Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature that ever was seen. Her mother was very fond of her, and her grandmother loved her still more. This good woman made for her a little red riding-hood, which became the girl so del that everybody called her Little Red Riding-hood.

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