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non-connotative

non-connotative is the alternative form of nonconnotative.

Meaning of nonconnotative

Adjective

nonconnotative (not comparable)

  1. Not connotative.
    • Barthes describes the punctum (the nonconnotative or denotative meaning) of the photograph (or movie still) in such a manner; the detail relevant or not relevant to the image's overall meaning becomes the focus of an otherwise forgettable picture […]2012, Jeff Rice, Digital Detroit: Rhetoric and Space in the Age of the Network, page 160

Questions about non-connotative

What is non-connotative the alternative form of?
Non-connotative is the alternative form of nonconnotative.

Words near non-connotative in the dictionary

  1. non-conformists
  2. non-conformities
  3. non-conformity
  4. non-confrontational
  5. non-conjunctive
  6. non-connotative
  7. non-cons
  8. non-conscription
  9. non-consensual
  10. non-consensually
  11. non-consent

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