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Added 9 October 2026

connote

/kəˈnəʊt/ verb

Latin root: connotō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about connote at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
Poverty connotes hunger.
To express without overt reference; to imply.

Origin

From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).

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