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con⋅no⋅ta⋅tion
[kon-uh-tey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of connoting. |
| 2. | the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.” Compare denotation (def. 1). |
| 3. | Logic. the set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term and thus determining the range of objects to which that term may be applied; comprehension; intension. |
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1525–35 for current senses; late ME connotacion < ML connotātiōn- (s. of connotātiō), equiv. to connotāt(us) (ptp. of connotāre to connote; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1525–35 for current senses; late ME connotacion < ML connotātiōn- (s. of connotātiō), equiv. to connotāt(us) (ptp. of connotāre to connote; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms:
con⋅no⋅ta⋅tive [kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh-] , con⋅no⋅tive, adjective
[kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh-] , con⋅no⋅tive, adjective con⋅no⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, con⋅no⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
2. undertone, implication, import.
2. undertone, implication, import.
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