Word of the Day 3.10.08

connotation

1. The act or process of connoting.

2.

a. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.

b. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

3. Logic The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.

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