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emotive meaning

noun

  1. the emotional connotation of a word or expression that is used instead of one having a similar meaning but less affective quality, as the connotation of “murder†when used instead of “homicide†or “drunk†instead of “inebriated.â€


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of emotive meaning1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Thibodeau interprets in “a deaf-centric way,†making a combination of morphological, syntactic and emotive meaning with her face that could only come from a lifetime of practice.

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