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con·no·ta·tion (kŏn'ə-tā'shən)
n.
  1. The act or process of connoting.
    1. An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
    2. 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.
connotative con'no·ta'tive adj.
connotatively con'no·ta'tive·ly adv.

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