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bn:00021927n

Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, All articles that may have off-topic sections, Semantics (linguistics), Connotation, Semantics

intension connotation implication undertone connotations

What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression WordNet 3.0

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What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. Wikipedia

Cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning Wikidata

The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning. OmegaWiki

A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. Wiktionary

Suggested or implied meaning. Wiktionary (translation)

The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine. Wiktionary

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intension, connotation