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What is the difference between a denotative and a connotative meaning of a word?

A.

The connotation is the literal, dictionary meaning of a word, whereas the denotation is the feeling of a word.


B.

The connotation is the feeling of a word, whereas the denotation is the literal, dictionary meaning of a word.


C.

The connotation and the denotation are the same thing.


D.

The connotation is the meaning and the denotation the understanding.

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The connotation and the denotation
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