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Word: Connotation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from medieval Latin connotatio(n-), from connotare ‘mark in addition’ (see connote)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Short Definition:idea or feeling which word invokes for person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Examples:- the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression
- the work functions both by analogy and by connotation
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