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Connotation vs Patronymic - What's the difference?

connotation | patronymic |

As nouns the difference between connotation and patronymic

is that connotation is a meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning a characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in while patronymic is name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier male ancestor's first name some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

As an adjective patronymic is

derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

connotation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
    • The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.
  • A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation .
    • The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

    Antonyms

    * denotation

    Synonyms

    * intension

    Related terms

    * connotative * connotatively

    References

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    External links

    patronymic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * patronymick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier male ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

    • Usage notes

    A patronymic is often formed by adding a prefix or suffix to a name.
    First Name Affix Patronymic
    Peter -son, -sen Peterson, Petersen
    Patrick Fitz- Fitzpatrick
    Hugh -es Hughes
    Donald Mac, Mc MacDonald, McDonald
    Ilya -ich Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Pyotr -ovich Petrovich
    Sergey -evich Sergeyevich
    Ilya -ichna Ilyinichna
    Pyotr -ovna Petrovna
    Sergey -evna Sergeyevna
    Hernando -ez
    Kevork -ian Kevorkian

    Synonyms

    * patronym

    Coordinate terms

    * matronym * matronymic * metronym * metronymic

    See also

    * family name * first name * given name * papponymic * surname

    References

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    Anagrams

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