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

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Denotative is the concrete or literal or exact meaning of a word
Connotative is the abstract usually used in imagism meaning of a word
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Denotative refers to the literal meaning/definition of the word while connotative refers to the imagery or feelings you get towards the word
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