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connotations

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. 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. 2.The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

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