Question

What does denotation mean? (1 point)

The sound of a word when you read it
The tone of a word when writing
The dictionary meaning of a word
The set of ideas accosted with a word

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Answer 1

It is the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience.

Answer 2

It is the dictionary meaning of a word. The actual meaning of the word compared to the meaning that we associate with it . I hope I helped!