DENOTES

Verb

denotes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denote

Anagrams

• Tenedos, destone, nodeset

Source: Wiktionary


DENOTE

De*note", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Denoting.] Etym: [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota mark, sign, note: cf. F. dénoter. See Note.]

1. 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 hour. The better to denote her to the doctor. Shak.

2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean. A general expression to denote wickedness of every sort. Gilpin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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