The denotative meaning of a word is __________.
A: what the word suggests or implies
B: based on the audience’s sense of appropriateness
C: its literal or dictionary meaning
D: usually more abstract than its connotative meaning
A: what the word suggests or implies
B: based on the audience’s sense of appropriateness
C: its literal or dictionary meaning
D: usually more abstract than its connotative meaning
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- The denotative meaning of a word is __________. A: what the word suggests or implies B: its literal or dictionary meaning C: based on the audience's sense of approriateness D: usually more abstract than its connotative meaning
- If a word or phrase is used in its exact or original meaning without any additional meaning, then we can say we only use __________ of it. A: figurative meaning B: literary meaning C: connotative meaning D: denotative meaning
- What meaning is referred to if we say the meaning of “dog” is friendship and loyalty? A: denotative meaning B: connotative meaning C: C. literal meaning D: labeled meaning
- The word meaning given in the dictionary is called _____ meaning. A: denotative B: connotative C: collective D: stylistic
- ____ is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning. A: Grammatical meaning B: Denotative meaning C: Associative meaning D: Connotative meaning