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• connotation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ obvious, strong ▪ the obvious symbolic connotations of his name ▪ broad (esp. AmE), wider (esp. BrE) ▪ The term ‘at risk youth’ has taken on broad connotations …   Collocations dictionary

• Connotation and denotation — Denotation is the literal meaning of a word or phrase, whereas connotation is the suggestive meaning of a word or phrase. A denotative meaning is the primary meaning , whereas the connotative meaning is the secondary meaning of a word or phrase.… …   Wikipedia

• connotation — con|no|ta|tion [ˌkɔnəˈteıʃən US ˌka: ] n a quality or an idea that a word makes you think of that is more than its basic meaning →↑denotation connotation of ▪ The word professional has connotations of skill and excellence. ▪ a negative… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• WORD — WORD, in the Bible, primarily renders the Hebrew davar, but also omer (pl. amarim), imrah, and peh (lit. mouth ). The word of the Lord, an oft–recurring scriptural phrase, signifies a divine communication to man that reveals God s character or… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Double negative — This article is about the linguistic construct. For other uses, see Double Negative (disambiguation). A double negative occurs when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence. Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the… …   Wikipedia

• History of a Word —    “What is certain is that I am not a Marxist.”     Karl Marx    The history of the word Marxism tells us something of the history of Marxism itself. The development of the word, of linked words and of qualifying terms is the surface trace of… …   Historical dictionary of Marxism

• Shina (word) — ) are Romanized Japanese transliterations for the Chinese character compound 支那 which is viewed by most Chinese people as a highly offensive racist term for China. Originally a word used neutrally in both Chinese and Japanese, the word gained a… …   Wikipedia

• Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …   Wikipedia

• Animal testing — A white Wistar lab rat Description Around 50–100 million vertebrate animals are used in experiments annually. Subjects Animal testing, scien …   Wikipedia

• List of disability-related terms with negative connotations — The following is a list of terms used to describe people with disabilities or disabilities, these terms may be considered negative and/or offensive by people with or without disabilities.There is a great deal of disagreement as to what should be… …   Wikipedia

• Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …   Wikipedia