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[ sig-nuh-fahyd ] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR signified ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Linguistics.the thing or concept denoted by a sign. Origin of signifiedFirst recorded in 1630–40; signify + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM signifiedun·sig·ni·fied, adjectiveWords nearby signifiedsignificant symbol, signification, significative, significs, signifié, signified, signifier, signify, signifying, sign-in, signing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for signifiedRemember when it signified an actual ... “madwoman”, in an actual ... “attic”? Six Fictional Marriages that Have Gone Very, Very Wrong|Jean Hanff Korelitz|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST To them, that “signified a lack of recovery and inability to move on.” People Who Have Had Rebound Sex Tell Us Why It Is Awesome|Emily Shire|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST People wanted to know what she was wearing, not because it signified anything, but simply because it was on her back. First Lady Fashion Fatigue|Robin Givhan|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Ruth could hardly face returning to America and the failure that would have signified. The Tragic Life of Barack Obama’s Father|Sally H. Jacobs|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When the House censured Charlie Rangel yesterday, it signified a shift in how Congress does business. Rangel's Symbolic Shaming|John Avlon|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST Anath signified the fountain of light, and was abbreviated Nath and Neith by the Egyptians. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant That was the pet name which Elfgiva had given to her Danish attendant because it signified lively one. The Ward of King Canute|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz Of these friends, forty-four in number, only seventeen were marked with the g which signified that their friendship was trusted. A History of English Prose Fiction|Bayard Tuckerman His London world talked of a hardening of heart and a tightening of purse-strings which signified disloyalty to the Cause. A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling Its position at Montreal signified the recognized place for parley councils for peace overtures. Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
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