denote

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·note /dɪˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/ AWL verb [transitive] formal 1 MEANINGto mean something 意指，表示 → connote What does the word ‘curriculum’ denote that ‘course’ does not? curriculum一词的哪些含义是course没有的？2 SIGN/INDICATIONto represent or be a sign of something 表示〔是…的符号、标志等〕，代表 SYN indicate Crosses on the map denote villages. 地图上的叉号表示村庄。 —denotative adjective —denotation /ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃən $ -noʊ-/ noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

denote• Each X on the map denotes 500 people.• That does not denote a huge surge for socialism, or even anything remotely like it.• The English word "family" used to denote all the people in the house, including servants.• It can also denote an idea.• The loss of colour does not denote any particular condition.• Thus main classes are denoted by 300,600,800 and so on, and not just 3 or 6.• The quantity denoted by the letter E varies from experiment to experiment.• The notation is primarily letters, but it also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.• The dotted line on the graph denotes profits.• Rostra on different levels denoted the central acting area, with massed choirs on one side.• Arrows denote the positions of the close migrating bands.Origin denote (1500-1600) French dénoter, from Latin notare “to note”

de·note verbChineseSyllable

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denote
de‧note AC /dɪˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/