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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1532]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1532]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : the suggesting of a [[meaning]] by a [[word]] apart from the [[thing]] it explicitly names or describes  

*1 a : the suggesting of a [[meaning]] by a [[word]] apart from the [[thing]] it explicitly names or describes  

* It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms.

* It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms.

==Logic==

==Logic==

In [[logic]] and [[semantics]], connotation is roughly synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intension intension]. Connotation is often [[contrasted]] with denotation, which is more or less synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(semantics) extension]. Alternatively, the connotation of the [[word]] may be [[thought]] of as the set of all its possible referents (as opposed to merely the [[actual]] ones). A word's denotation is the [[collection]] of [[things]] it refers to; its connotation is what it implied about the [[things]] it is used to refer to.  

In [[logic]] and [[semantics]], connotation is roughly synonymous with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intension intension]. Connotation is often [[contrasted]] with denotation, which is more or less synonymous with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extension_(semantics) extension]. Alternatively, the connotation of the [[word]] may be [[thought]] of as the set of all its possible referents (as opposed to merely the [[actual]] ones). A word's denotation is the [[collection]] of [[things]] it refers to; its connotation is what it implied about the [[things]] it is used to refer to.  

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Philosophy]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]