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connotation

con·no·ta·tion [ kònnə táysh'n ] (plural con·no·ta·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. implied additional meaning: an additional sense or senses associated with or suggested by a word or phrase. Connotations are sometimes, but not always, fixed, and are often subjective.
Patriotism can have some negative connotations for people.

2. suggesting of additional meaning for word: the implying or suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or phrase apart from the literal or main meaning

3. defining characteristic: in logic, the characteristic or set of characteristics that makes up the meaning of a term and thus defines the objects to which a term can be applied


con·no·ta·tive [ kónnə tàytiv ] adjective
con·no·ta·tive·ly adverb
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