SAT vocabulary
Connotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Example
"The word 'home' has a connotation of warmth and safety, unlike the word 'house.'"
Etymology
From Latin 'con-' (with) and 'notare' (to mark).
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