connote
verb
/kɒˈnəʊt/
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/kəˈnoʊt/
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/kəˈnəʊt/
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- (transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
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connoter,
désigner,
impliquer,
indiquer
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- (intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.
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connoter,
impliquer
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connotation
noun
/ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/
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/ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
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- (semantics) 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.
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connotation
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connotative
adjective
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- that implies or suggests something else
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connotatif
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