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emotive meaning
noun
- 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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