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con⋅no⋅ta⋅tion

  [kon-uh-tey-shuhn]
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–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

Related forms:
con⋅no⋅ta⋅tive  [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.
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con·no·ta·tion   (kŏn'ə-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of connoting.
    1. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
    2. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.
  3. Logic The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.
con'no·ta'tive adj., con'no·ta'tive·ly adv.
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Connotative

Con*no"ta*tive\ (? or ?), a. 1. Implying something additional; illative.

2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See Connote.

Connotative term, one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute. --J. S. Mill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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