Denoting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denote \De*note"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denoted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Denoting}.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota
     mark, sign, note: cf. F. d['e]noter. See {Note}.]
     1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to
        serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out;
        as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.


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              The better to denote her to the doctor. --Shak.
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     2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.
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              A general expression to denote wickedness of every
              sort.                                 --Gilpin.
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