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Uncommonconnotations
The correct spelling is connotations.
How to pronounce connotations
noun
Say it like: Con-not-ash-ons
The correct spelling is connotations. 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 a… For example: "The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus)."
Usage Examples
“The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).”
Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
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