sensificsn.
/sɛnˈsɪfɪks/, U.S. /sɛnˈsɪfɪks/ rare. Now historical.
= significs n.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > literal meaning > [noun] > disposition to accept > method upholding
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significs1896
1896 Lady Welby in Mind Jan. 32 Taking advantage of the child's endless store of interest and curiosity, it ought to be easy to make ‘Significs’ or ‘Sensifics’ the most attractive of studies.
2015 S. Petrilli in P. P. Trifonas Internat. Handbk. Semiotics viii. 220 ‘Sensifics’ seemed too closely associated with the world of the senses and was subsequently abandoned in favour of ‘significs’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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