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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

connotation

/ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:47
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Stress “ta,” using the vowel in “day.”

Keep the middle vowel light, then put the main beat on the third syllable before the unstressed shun.

4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3

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“The word has a positive connotation.”

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What does connotation mean?

noun

  1. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
  2. The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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To grow up and “be a man,” to “act like a man”--the meaning and connotation is wide indeed.
Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerlandProject Gutenberg ebook #32
They had been diverted from their hereditary connotation to signify impressions for which Nature did not intend them.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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In addition, it is frequently necessary to investigate the connotation people like to give certain words, otherwise misunderstandings are inevitable.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
So far the term "instinctive" has a restricted biological connotation in terms of behaviour.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
Spelt with a small "b" the term is a convenient one, so long as it carries its ordinary meaning; it seems unnecessary to give it a technical connotation.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137