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Understanding Connotation and Its Meaning

Connotation is a word that has three meanings: 1) an idea or feeling that is suggested by a word in addition to its literal definition, 2) the abstract meaning of a term that determines what objects or concepts it applies to, and 3) the word originated from philosophy regarding the abstract meaning or intension of a term.

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Understanding Connotation and Its Meaning

Connotation is a word that has three meanings: 1) an idea or feeling that is suggested by a word in addition to its literal definition, 2) the abstract meaning of a term that determines what objects or concepts it applies to, and 3) the word originated from philosophy regarding the abstract meaning or intension of a term.

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connotation

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noun

noun: connotation; plural noun: connotations

1. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

"the word discipline has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression"

overtone, undertone, undercurrent, implication, hidden meaning, nuance, hint,


synonyms: echo, vibrations, association, intimation, suggestion, suspicion, insinuation
"there was a connotation of distrust in his voice"

o Philosophy

the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or
concepts it applies to.

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