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diaconnotative

diaconnotative adjective: concerned with or relating to the ways in which a particular term may have different connotations in different situations.

Adjective

diaconnotative (not comparable)

  1. Concerned with or relating to the ways in which a particular term may have different connotations in different situations.
    • a diaconnotative usage label
    • According to Hausmann (1977, Ch. 8), lexically relevant units can receive — typically by means of labels or usage notes — any or all of the following types of diasystematic marking: diachronic (e.g. archaic, neologism); diatopic (e.g. American English for elevator 'lift', British English for loo)...1991, “Lexicography”, in Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, The Linguistics Encyclopedia, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 295, column 2

Origin of diaconnotative

From dia- + connotative.

Questions about diaconnotative

What does diaconnotative mean?
Diaconnotative means concerned with or relating to the ways in which a particular term may have different connotations in different situations.
What part of speech is diaconnotative?
Diaconnotative is an adjective.

Words near diaconnotative in the dictionary

  1. diaconcentrator
  2. diaconcentrators
  3. diaconica
  4. diaconicon
  5. diaconiology
  6. diaconnotative
  7. Diacono
  8. Diaconos
  9. diacope
  10. diacoustic
  11. diacoustics

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