significationsig‧nif‧i‧ca‧tion /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] formal - But elements of a more ambivalent, productive, associative approach to signification also exist within feminist psychology.
- Discourses are not just constituted by what is and is not written; other signification systems are involved.
- In its usage of the real or referent as signifier, surrealism eminently illustrated de-differentiated signification.
- The signification of dozen is something he can manipulate, on his fingers and toes if necessary.
- This broader approach to signification is particularly important in areas like psychoanalysis and applied psychology, which depend heavily on practices.
- This would restrict a general term, applicable to many objects, to one of its significations.
nounsignificance ≠ insignificancesignificationadjectivesignificant ≠ insignificantverbsignifyadverbsignificantly ≠ insignificantly