signifiableadj.

Brit.

/sɪɡnᵻˈfʌɪəbl/,

/ˈsɪɡnᵻˌfʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌsɪɡnəˈfaɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signify v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < signify v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being signified.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicated > capable of being

signifiable1664

denotablea1682

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. ii. iii. 353 That Figure is..a handsom Repository for different matters signifiable by one Type.

1857 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 610/2 It might then be determinable, and signifiable through the form of expression.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 766/2 Now what is it that is directly signifiable in the world about us?

1943 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 242 ‘Fred is buying groceries’ asserts the state of affairs participially signifiable by ‘Fred buying groceries (now).’

1999 Philosophy 74 353 They are both narratively constructed worlds with their own metaphors and models and signifiable moments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signifiable
释义	signifiableadj. Brit. /sɪɡnᵻˈfʌɪəbl/, /ˈsɪɡnᵻˌfʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌsɪɡnəˈfaɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signify v., -able suffix. Etymology: < signify v. + -able suffix. Capable of being signified. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adjective] > indicated > capable of being signifiable1664 denotablea1682 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. ii. iii. 353 That Figure is..a handsom Repository for different matters signifiable by one Type. 1857 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 610/2 It might then be determinable, and signifiable through the form of expression. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 766/2 Now what is it that is directly signifiable in the world about us? 1943 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 242 ‘Fred is buying groceries’ asserts the state of affairs participially signifiable by ‘Fred buying groceries (now).’ 1999 Philosophy 74 353 They are both narratively constructed worlds with their own metaphors and models and signifiable moments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1664
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