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denote

See also: dénote, dénoté, and denoté

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

  1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.
    The yellow blazes denote the trail.
  2. (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.
    The prefix pre- denotes "before", as in preview.

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PortugueseEdit

VerbEdit

denote

  1. inflection of denotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /deˈnote/ [d̪eˈno.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: de‧no‧te

VerbEdit

denote

  1. inflection of denotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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