Jeannie heard her communication professor use a word that she had not heard before and determined it would be a good idea to find out what the word meant.She consulted two dictionaries to be sure she had the literal meaning of the word.Which type of meaning was Jeannie looking for?
A)connotative
B)abstract
C)denotative
D)culture-bound

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Jeannie was looking for the denotative meaning of the word, which refers to the literal or dictionary definition of the word.

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