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UK
/kɒnəʊtˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- an idea that is implied or suggested
How To Use connotation In A Sentence
- In the first sentence, the ship is described as a frigate, which has a pretty strong military connotation. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge!
- Caesarian deliveries were occasionally performed in the Middle Ages, but carried with them connotations of the devil, as the child would be not of woman born.
- It has profoundly negative connotations. Times, Sunday Times
- Thus the new connotations and conceptualizations put forth by the Fathers revitalized the Church's memory of what the Apostles taught, and historical theology today would enable us to revitalize our memory of what the "unsurpassable" Fathers taught. Archive 2007-03-01
- Originally, Kring wanted to use the word 'banzai', but Masi lobbied against it for its war-like connotations, and 'yatta' was selected. September 2007
- That is why I use the term devotee because it brings a different connotation; someone who is dedicated to following a specific faith rather than simply acknowledging it because they were born into it. The Nation: Top Stories
- By the nineteenth century, the Beta Israel eventually took up stigmatized craft occupations, which also became associated with the connotation Falasha (Quirin, 1992). Ethiopian Jewish Women.
- It was called IRL when I got here and the IRL had a negative connotation with a lot of fans because of the split and the divorce. Karl Ueberbacher: Indycar's Las Vegas Gamble: Series Chief Doubles Down on Season Finale
- I use the word in its connotation of an unimpaired or uncorrupted state of affairs.
- It had connotations of blameworthy action, perversity or obstinacy.