connotation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.2.5 References 1.2.6 External links

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

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connotation (plural connotations)

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.

   The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.

2. A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.

   The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

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• denotation

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• intension

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• connotative
• connotatively

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[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

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