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connotative versus denotative meaning — Connotative meaning refers to the associations, overtones, and feel which a concept has, rather than what it refers to explicitly (or denotes, hence denotative meaning). Two words with the same reference or definition may have different… … Dictionary of sociology
Meaning (semiotics) — Semiotics General concepts Biosemiotics · Code Computational semiotics Connotation … Wikipedia
meaning — n. 1) to misconstrue a meaning 2) an accepted; basic; clear; connotative; double, equivocal; figurative; literal; obscure meaning 3) grammatical; lexical; referential meaning 4) in a meaning (in the accepted meaning of the word) * * * [ miːnɪŋ]… … Combinatory dictionary
connotative — connote ► VERB 1) (of a word) imply or suggest in addition to its primary or literal meaning. 2) imply as a consequence or condition. DERIVATIVES connotative adjective. USAGE Connote does not mean the same as denote: whereas denote refers … English terms dictionary
connotative — Synonyms and related words: allegorical, associational, connotational, definable, demonstrative, denominative, denotational, denotative, designative, diagnostic, emblematic, evidential, exhibitive, expressive, extended, extensional, figural,… … Moby Thesaurus
connotative — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. connoting, meaning, implying, suggesting, suggestive of, hinting; see also referring . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to bring a memory, mood, or image, for example, subtly or indirectly to mind: allusive,… … English dictionary for students
Associative meaning — According to the semantic analysis of Geoffrey Leech, the associative meaning of an expression has to do with individual mental understandings of the speaker. They, in turn, can be broken up into six sub types: connotative, collocative, social,… … Wikipedia
denotative meaning — See connotative versus denotative meaning … Dictionary of sociology
John Scottus Eriugena and Anselm of Canterbury — Stephen Gersh INTRODUCTION by John Marenbon John Scottus Eriugena came from Ireland, as his name indicates (‘Scottus’ meant ‘Irishman’ in the Latin of this period, and ‘Eriugena’, a neologism invented by John himself, is a flowery way of saying… … History of philosophy
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
