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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | dénoter, from Latin notare 'to note' |
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de‧note
[transitive] formal
[transitive] formal1 to mean something [↪ connote]: 
What does the word 'curriculum' denote that 'course' does not?
What does the word 'curriculum' denote that 'course' does not?2 to represent or be a sign of something [= indicate]: Crosses on the map denote villages.
Crosses on the map denote villages. —denotative adjective
—denotation
noun [countable]
noun [countable]
