Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DENOTATION
reference, denotation, extension
(noun) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; âthe extension of âsatellite of Marsâ is the set containing only Demos and Phobosâ
indication, denotation
(noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
denotation (countable and uncountable, plural denotations)
The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
(philosophy, logic) The intension and extension of a word
(semantics) Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
(computer science) Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
(media studies) A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
Anagrams
• detonation, taeniodont
Source: Wiktionary
De`no*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. denotatio: cf. F. dénotation.]
Definition: The marking off or separation of anything. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; âowls have nocturnal habitsâ; âshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hairâ; âlong use had hardened him to itâ
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