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What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
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Connotation is the associations attached to a word, and denotation is a word’s literal meaning.
Connotation is the associations attached to a word, and denotation is a word’s literal meaning.

Connotation is a word’s literal meaning, and denotation is the subtle degree of difference in a word’s meaning.
Connotation is a word’s literal meaning, and denotation is the subtle degree of difference in a word’s meaning.

Connotation is the figurative meaning of a word, and denotation is a word’s literal meaning.
Connotation is the figurative meaning of a word, and denotation is a word’s literal meaning.

Connotation is a word’s literal meaning, and denotation is the associations attached to a word.
Connotation is a word’s literal meaning, and denotation is the associations attached to a word.
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Answer 1

Connotation is the associations or emotional overtones attached to a word, and denotation is a word’s literal, dictionary meaning.

Example: "home" denotation = place where one lives; connotation = warmth, security, family.