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Adjective: connotative  'kó-nu,tey-tiv
  1. Having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit
    "The sounds of the words have their effect in terms of the literal and connotative meanings of the words"

See also: connotational, connotative of, implicative, implicit, inexplicit, inferential, intensional, suggestive

Antonym: denotative

Encyclopedia: Connotative

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Connochaetes
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Connolly
Connors
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Conn's syndrome
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Conocarpus
Conocarpus erectus
Conoclinium
Conoclinium coelestinum
conodont
Conodonta