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CONNOTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An idea that is implied or suggested
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("connotation" is a kind of...):
meaning; substance (the idea that is intended)
Derivation:
connotational (of or relating to a connotation)
connote (express or state indirectly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
Synonyms:
connotation; intension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("connotation" is a kind of...):
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
Derivation:
connotational (of or relating to a connotation)
connote (involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic)
