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Definition of Connotation
1. Noun. What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
Exact synonyms: Intension
Generic synonyms: Import, Meaning, Significance, Signification
Derivative terms: Connotational, Connote, Intensional
Generic synonyms: Import, Meaning, Significance, Signification
Derivative terms: Connotational, Connote, Intensional
2. Noun. An idea that is implied or suggested.
Definition of Connotation
1. n. The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.
Definition of Connotation
1. Noun. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. ¹
2. Noun. A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with ''denotation''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Connotation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Connotation
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