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Connotation and Denotation

noun

  • What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.
  • An idea that is implied or suggested. .
(n.) The act of connoting; a making known or designating something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.

noun

  • The act of indicating or pointing out by name.
  • The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to.
    • usage: "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
(n.) The marking off or separation of anything.