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denotation

de.no.ta.tion \.de--no--'ta--sh*n\ n 1: an act or process of denoting  2a: 
   MEANING; esp : a direct specific meaning as distinct from  connotations 2b: 
   the things to which a name applies  3: a denoting term : NAME  4: SIGN, 
   INDICATION {visible ~s of divine wrath>