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denotation
n 1: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [synonym:
{indication}, {denotation}]
2: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression;
the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the
extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only
Demos and Phobos" [synonym: {reference}, {denotation},
{extension}]