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Denotative

Having power to denote; designating or marking off.

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Appellative 84% connected

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Appellative 84% connected

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Designative 84% connected

Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out.

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Designative 84% connected

Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out.

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Extensional 84% connected

Having great extent.

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Extensional 84% connected

Having great extent.

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Literal 84% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Literal 84% connected

According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.

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Naming 84% connected

of Name

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Naming 84% connected

of Name

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Referential 84% connected

Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

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Referential 84% connected

Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself; as, notes for referential use.

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Derivationally related 2

Denote 74% connected

To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the…

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Denote 74% connected

To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the…

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See also 4

Explicit 66% connected

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

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Explicit 66% connected

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

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Synonym 2

Denotive 92% connected

Serving to denote.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explicit 92% connected

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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