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   connote

   /kəˈnəʊt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning: "the term ‘modern science’ usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing"
   • ▪ (of a fact) imply as a consequence or condition: "spinsterhood connoted failure"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin connotare ‘mark in addition’, from con- ‘together with’ + notare ‘to note’ (from nota ‘a mark’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. connotative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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