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connoting

Variant of connote

transitive verb connoted, connoting

  1. to suggest or convey (associations, overtones, etc.) in addition to the explicit, or denoted, meaning: the word “mother” means “female parent,” but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness, etc.
  2. to imply or involve as a result, accompaniment, etc.

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