denotatum

• Substantivo que designa o objeto real ou entidade do mundo real à qual uma expressão linguística se refere ou denota.

A noun referring to the actual object or entity in the real world that a linguistic expression denotes or points to.

1. Referent in languageC2formal

   The actual object, entity, or concept in the real world that a word or phrase refers to.

   Denotatum

   • In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' the denotatum is the specific cat and mat being discussed.
   • Linguists study the relationship between a word and its denotatum.
   • The denotatum of the word 'sun' is the star at the center of our solar system.

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