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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·note \di-ˈnōt, dē-\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- + notare to note DATE 15621. to serve as an indication of : betoken the swollen bellies that denote starvation2. to serve as an arbitrary mark for red flares denoting danger3. to make known : announce his crestfallen look denoted his distress4. a. to serve as a linguistic expression of the notion of : mean b. to stand for : designate• de·note·ment \-ˈnōt-mənt\ nounEnglish Etymologydenote 1590s, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. denoter, from L. denotare "denote, mark out," from de- "completely" + notare "to mark."Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7denotede·note / di5nEut; NAmE di5nout / verb(formal) 1. to be a sign of sth 标志；预示；象征 SYN indicate : ▪ [VN] A very high temperature often denotes a serious illness. 高烧常常说明病得很重。 ▪ [also V that] 2. to mean sth 表示；意指 SYN represent : ▪ [VN] In this example 'X' denotes the time taken and 'Y' denotes the distance covered. 在这个例子中,X 表示所用的时间,Y 表示所行的距离。 The red triangle denotes danger. 红色三角形表示危险。 Here 'family' denotes mother, father and children. 此处的 family 指母亲、父亲和孩子。 ▪ [also V wh-] ⇨ compare connoteMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb Synonyms: MEAN 2, add up (to), connote, express, import, intend, signify, spell Related Words: insinuate; announce, argue, bespeak, proveWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedde·note\də̇ˈnōt, dēˈ-, usu -ōd.+V\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- + notare to mark, note — more at note1. : to serve as indication of : show by signs the presence or existence of : betoken < symptoms that denote tuberculosis > < thickets of aspen, willow, and cottonwood denote underlying water — American Guide Series: Washington >2. : to serve as an arbitrary mark for : designate as a sign : mark < red flares denoting danger > < the slanting strokes at the bottom denote the number — Edward Clodd > < a flag flown upside down to denote distress >3. obsolete : write down : describe4. : to make known : announce < denoting his feelings clearly >5. a. : serve as linguistic expression of the notion of : mean < mono- may denote “one” or “single” > b. : to designate by an indicated symbol < let me denote by T the lapse of time — K.K.Darrow > c. logic : to stand for : signify by way of denotation : name < the name … is said to signify the subjects directly, the attributes indirectly; it denotes the subjects and … connotes the attributes — J.S.Mill >Synonyms: see mean

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