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What is a words denotation

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A denotation, is the literal or primary meaning of a word.

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For example: denotation of the word “blue”, is the color blue, but its connotation is “sad”—read the following sentence: "The blueberry is very blue." We understand this sentence by its denotative meaning—it describes the literal color of the fruit.

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