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by-signification
by-signification n.
Brit. 
/ˈbʌɪsɪɡnᵻfᵻˌkeɪʃn/
, /ˈbʌɪsɪɡnᵻfᵻˌkeɪʃn/U.S. /ˈbaɪsɪɡnəfəˌkeɪʃ(ə)n/
/ˈbaɪsɪɡnəfəˌkeɪʃ(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [noun] > instance of
violence1546
wresting1551
wreathing1556
strain1579
wrest1581
mis-sense1615
by-signification1651
extortion1652
corruption1699
wrench1701
by-sense1782
corruptibility1847
torturing1855
twist1862
1651 Animadversions in C. Love Case 33 Not wont to pervert or wrest words into by-significations.
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