connotations

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A form of connotation — A meaning of a word or phrase that is (subjectively) suggested or implied (implicit), as contrasted with a denotation, which is the explicit and objective meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of connotation
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APA

connotations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotations

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“connotations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotations. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connotations,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connotations.

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