16
sense(noun, meaning, explanation, connotation, denotation)
6
intention(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
6
interpretation(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
6
meaning(noun, sense, explanation, connotation, denotation)
6
purport(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
6
significance(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
6
situation(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
5
connotation(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, denotation)
5
denotation(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
5
elucidation(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
5
explanation(noun, sense, meaning, connotation, denotation)
5
explication(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
5
import(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
5
instance(noun, sense, meaning, explanation, connotation)
2
figurative language(expression, case, sense, meaning)
2
figurativeness(noun, figure, image, representation, imagery)
2
figure(noun, image, representation, imagery, symbolism)
2
image(noun, figure, representation, imagery, symbolism)
2
imagery(noun, figure, image, representation, symbolism)
2
representation(noun, figure, image, imagery, symbolism)
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