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connotatively
Variant of connotation
noun
- the act or process of connoting
- something connoted; idea or notion suggested by or associated with a word, phrase, etc. in addition to its explicit meaning, or denotation: “politician” has different connotations from “statesman”
- Logic the properties possessed by all the objects in a term's extension; intension
Related Forms:
- connotative adjective or connotational
- connotatively adverb
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