denote
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
denote /dɪˈnəʊt/
▶verb be a sign of; indicate.
■ stand as a name or symbol for.
– derivatives
denotation noun,
denotational adjective,
denotative /-tətɪv/ adjective.
denotation noun,
denotational adjective,
denotative /-tətɪv/ adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. dénoter or L. denotare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + notare ‘observe, note’.
'denote' also found in these Oxford entries:
adamant
- bogus
- bracket
- curtain-raiser
- dot
- ex-
- gas
- gules
- -head
- jack
- jeopardy
- jumpsuit
- lilangeni
- magnifico
- navvy
- oriental
- parsley piert
- pearl
- pedigree
- prime
- refer
- regulo
- rostrum
- salsa
- siglum
- special
- stripe
- supine
- symbolic logic
- taffrail
- thence
- three-line whip
- tic-tac-toe
- toff
- toilet
- way
- yellow line
