Definition of: connotation

(kon′ə·tā′shən) noun
1. The suggestive emotional content or significance of a word, additional to its explicit literal meaning; implication.
2. The act of connoting or connotating, and the quality or qualities connoted. [<Med. L connotatio, -onis <connotare. See CONNOTE.]

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positive connotation
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strong connotation
similar connotation
specific connotation
military connotation
bad connotation
cultural connotation
neutral connotation
connotation attached

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"connotation" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on city-data.com forum

"connotation" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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Definition of: connotation

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