What is a 'connotation'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The feelings or ideas a word suggests beyond its literal meaning
- Step 1: Connotation is the associated meaning of a word.
Answer
The feelings or ideas a word suggests beyond its literal meaning.
Why not the others: The dictionary definition of a word as printed in a book, The spelling of a word in the different varieties of English and The origin of a word in an earlier language don't fit.
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