connotation

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Synonyms: consolation, convocation, annotation, condonation, connotations, confutation, connation, concitation, connotative, corotation, constation

Antonyms: consolation, convocation, annotation, condonation, connotations, confutation, connation, concitation, connotative, corotation, constation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|semantics}} A [[meaning]] of a word or phrase that is ([[subjective#Adjective|subjective]]ly) [[suggest]]ed or [[implied]] ([[implicit]]), as contrasted with a [[denotation]], which is the [[explicit]] and [[objective#Adjective|objective]] meaning<!--which may be literal or nonliteral-->. A [[characteristic]] of [[word]]s or [[phrase]]s, or of the [[context]]s that words and phrases are used in.
2. {{lb|en|logic}} The [[attribute]] or aggregate of attributes [[connote]]d by a term, as contrasted with a [[denotation]].

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