denotation

denotation (**de·no·ta·tion** ) -the strict literal meaning of a word; devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.

Example

rat: any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus //Rattus// and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger



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