connotation
Pronunciation: /kɔ.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/
“connotation” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Sens particulier qui vient s’ajouter au sens ordinaire, en fonction du contexte.
- Signification seconde qui s’ajoute au sens conceptuel, ou dénotatif, d’un mot.
- Image, représentation qu’évoque un mot, une idée.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”). By surface analysis, connoter + -ation.
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- connu comme le loup blanc
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